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Rodriguez, the director of peripheral vascular services at the Arizon aHeart Institute, has been named the national principa l investigator for the Phase II which is required by the to enrollo 160 patients. The Arizona Heart Institute is one of 14 center involved in thestudy nationwide. “Wee are looking to include at least six more centers to complete 20 centersd inthe U.S.,” Rodriguexz said. The endoluminal graft is manufactured bynear Scotland. Called the Anacondw Stent Graft System, it allow s the surgeon to reposition the devicse once it has been placed acrossthe aneurysm.
So far, nearlgy 4,000 patients in Europe have receivesd theAnaconda device, but it must get approva from the FDA before it can be used in the U.S. Rodrigues said the minimally invasive procedure onthe study’z first patient went well, saying the device is very easy to use. “Hes was up on his feet the next morninghaving breakfast,” Rodrigueaz said of the patient. “You can’t do that when you open the This eliminates the need for openheart surgery.” Abdominal aorticc aneurysm, or “ballooning” of the body’s main is a serious condition prone to rupturee and lead to sudden Actor John Ritter died of an aortic rupture in 2003.
Symptoms can occur suddenly with sharp pain inthe abdomen. Patientw who experience these symptoms should seek immediatemedical attention, Rodriguez said. Early detection can prevent suddem death. Patients with a family history of aortic aneuryskm or other connective tissue disorders shoul d notify their physician about their risk ofaortiv aneurysm, he said.
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Lumiere stops recognizing warring union, affecting 750 workers - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Lawyers representing managementat -owned Lumiered sent letters Thursday to representatives of Locak 74 and its , announcing a withdrawalo of recognition of Local 74. “The union has evinced a lack of continuittyof representation, altering the identith of the bargaining representative and establishing a fundamentalp change in the bargaining DLA Piper lawyers representing Lumiere wrote to Dave Morton of Unite HERE Local 74 and Noel Beasley of Workerws United. Lumiere started receiving competing claims abougt which union was representing its kitchen and housekeeping creating confusion about the official union saidTodd George, general manager and vice president at Lumiere.
“Ou r hope was that the unions would be able to work this outamongsyt themselves,” he said. “We’re tryingh to stay out of the middle of theswcompeting unions.” He said Lumierer notified workers Thursday of the company’ds decision to not recognize the union. As a Local 74 filed unfair labor practice chargese with the National LaborRelationsz Board, said Morton, the organizing directo for Local 74, who called Pinnacle's actionsx "unlawful" and "ludicrous." “Thi s has been nothing more than an attempt by (Pinnacle Chairman and CEO) Dan Lee and the headsx of Pinnacle Entertainment to be he said.
Morton said the unionh would consider picketingbut hasn't made any decisiones yet. When asked about the possibilityg of a strike or other action, George said: “We would hope that would not be the especially in this type of economy. That’xs not the way we would like to If there is a Lumiere has a right to replacee any workers who walk offthe job, accordingb to Mack Bradley, a Lumiere Unite HERE was formed in 2004 when a garment workers and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Unionn joined forces.
But the marriage wasn’ a happy one, with garment workers claiminb that the newleadership didn’tt care about their needs, leading to a lot of disgruntlee workers nationwide. So in March, some workere defected to createWorkers United, which has been competinvg with Unite HERE to represent workers nationwidew ever since. Local 74 voted in March to leave Unite HERE to become a part of Workers Morton said. Workers United is now affiliated withlaborr giant, . Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
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Lawyers representing managementat -owned Lumiered sent letters Thursday to representatives of Locak 74 and its , announcing a withdrawalo of recognition of Local 74. “The union has evinced a lack of continuittyof representation, altering the identith of the bargaining representative and establishing a fundamentalp change in the bargaining DLA Piper lawyers representing Lumiere wrote to Dave Morton of Unite HERE Local 74 and Noel Beasley of Workerws United. Lumiere started receiving competing claims abougt which union was representing its kitchen and housekeeping creating confusion about the official union saidTodd George, general manager and vice president at Lumiere.
“Ou r hope was that the unions would be able to work this outamongsyt themselves,” he said. “We’re tryingh to stay out of the middle of theswcompeting unions.” He said Lumierer notified workers Thursday of the company’ds decision to not recognize the union. As a Local 74 filed unfair labor practice chargese with the National LaborRelationsz Board, said Morton, the organizing directo for Local 74, who called Pinnacle's actionsx "unlawful" and "ludicrous." “Thi s has been nothing more than an attempt by (Pinnacle Chairman and CEO) Dan Lee and the headsx of Pinnacle Entertainment to be he said.
Morton said the unionh would consider picketingbut hasn't made any decisiones yet. When asked about the possibilityg of a strike or other action, George said: “We would hope that would not be the especially in this type of economy. That’xs not the way we would like to If there is a Lumiere has a right to replacee any workers who walk offthe job, accordingb to Mack Bradley, a Lumiere Unite HERE was formed in 2004 when a garment workers and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Unionn joined forces.
But the marriage wasn’ a happy one, with garment workers claiminb that the newleadership didn’tt care about their needs, leading to a lot of disgruntlee workers nationwide. So in March, some workere defected to createWorkers United, which has been competinvg with Unite HERE to represent workers nationwidew ever since. Local 74 voted in March to leave Unite HERE to become a part of Workers Morton said. Workers United is now affiliated withlaborr giant, . Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
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Ford will stop Claycomo F-150 production for a week - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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The UAW Local 249 posteds the information in a newsletter on its Web Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmedd Monday that the information is The production stoppage comess a week before an alreadyscheduled one-week summer break for the entire planyt starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoman said. The plant also is scheduled for a summer break during the weekof Aug. 17. Saleas of Ford F-series trucks were 33,38q in May, up 16 percent from 28,757 in Apripl but down 22.3 percent from 42,973 in May 2008. UAW Loca 249 said the slight increasein month-to-month sales enablesd Ford (NYSE: F) to cancel the schedulerd down week on June 22 at its F-15 truck plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intacg at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “Thiz is partially due to depleted funds forthe state’sz Division of Unemployment in making down weeks at (Dearborn) less of an the Local 249 said in the Local 249 added that sales projections continuw to be less than the five shifts at the two truck plantw can produce if they work full time througnh the 2010 production year. Ford runs two shift s at Claycomo and threein Dearborn. Wyse said Ford is considering once agai n moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansae City Assembly Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determined so far, he said.
A year ago, Ford moveds about 800 workers from a secondc shift onthe F-150 side of the Kansad City plant to a third shift on the SUV The employees were moved back to the F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escaper sales in May reached 16,391, up 20.6 percengt from 13,596 in April but down 7.2 percent from 17,66u in May 2008. The Kansas City Assembly Planty also produces the Mercury Mariner and hybrid versions of the Ford Escapr andMercury Mariner. Combined sales of hybrid versionse of theFord Fusion, Mercuru Milan, Ford Escape and Mercuryh Mariner reached 3,906 in May, a new compangy record. The old salew record of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set inApri 2006.
As of May, Ford’s Kansas City Assemblyu Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,900 hourly and 200 salarie d employees.
The UAW Local 249 posteds the information in a newsletter on its Web Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmedd Monday that the information is The production stoppage comess a week before an alreadyscheduled one-week summer break for the entire planyt starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoman said. The plant also is scheduled for a summer break during the weekof Aug. 17. Saleas of Ford F-series trucks were 33,38q in May, up 16 percent from 28,757 in Apripl but down 22.3 percent from 42,973 in May 2008. UAW Loca 249 said the slight increasein month-to-month sales enablesd Ford (NYSE: F) to cancel the schedulerd down week on June 22 at its F-15 truck plant in Dearborn, Mich.
, but the down week was left intacg at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “Thiz is partially due to depleted funds forthe state’sz Division of Unemployment in making down weeks at (Dearborn) less of an the Local 249 said in the Local 249 added that sales projections continuw to be less than the five shifts at the two truck plantw can produce if they work full time througnh the 2010 production year. Ford runs two shift s at Claycomo and threein Dearborn. Wyse said Ford is considering once agai n moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansae City Assembly Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determined so far, he said.
A year ago, Ford moveds about 800 workers from a secondc shift onthe F-150 side of the Kansad City plant to a third shift on the SUV The employees were moved back to the F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escaper sales in May reached 16,391, up 20.6 percengt from 13,596 in April but down 7.2 percent from 17,66u in May 2008. The Kansas City Assembly Planty also produces the Mercury Mariner and hybrid versions of the Ford Escapr andMercury Mariner. Combined sales of hybrid versionse of theFord Fusion, Mercuru Milan, Ford Escape and Mercuryh Mariner reached 3,906 in May, a new compangy record. The old salew record of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set inApri 2006.
As of May, Ford’s Kansas City Assemblyu Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,900 hourly and 200 salarie d employees.
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SMF Energy announces $40M recapitalization - Business First of Louisville:
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The company (NASDAQ: FUEL) said in a news releaser that it estimates the recapitalization will reduceits short-term debt by $9.5 its total debt by $4.4 million and its cash requirements for interest and dividends by more than $1 milliob a year. It said shareholders' equity has been increasefd by morethan $4 million as a result. SMF Energ said it extinguished all of itsexistinhg non-bank debt and outstanding preferred stock through variou agreements with dozens of existiny debt and equity investors, while converting its existing $25 million asset-bases lending facility into a new, more three-year, $20 million asset-based lendiny facility and a $5 million, 60-month amortizee term loan, the proceeds of whic h were used to pay down $4.
867 million in secured notes and $125,000 in unsecured notes. The companyt said it issued new stock to make up the balancre paid for the cancellation and extinguishment of theexistingh investors' debt and equity securities. Fort Lauderdale-based SMF Energty said in the release that the recapitalization took place with amended agreementas withand . It said the only non-bank debt incurred in the recapitalization was an unsecured subordinatedf promissory noteof $800,000 at 5.5 percenrt interest issued to an existing institutionall investor in exchange for $800,000 of one of the Augustt 2007 11 percent senior secured convertible promissorg notes.
The institutional investor alsoexchanged $200,000 of the same secureds note for shares of common stock pricefd at 38 cents a share, which was greater than the closinbg bid price of the stock on the day before the effectivs date. acted as SMF Energy’s placement agenr for the recapitalization and received fees of paid with a combination of cash and pursuant toa Feb. 1 investmen banking agreement. SMF Energy suppliew specialized transportation and distribution services for petroleujm productsand chemicals.
It provides commercial mobile andbulk fueling, along with othefr services to the transportation, manufacturing, construction, energy, telecommunicationws and government services sectors. Formerly knowj as , as of Nov. 30, it conductef operations through 31 service locations in11 states. Shared closed down nearly 3 centws to about35 cents. The 52-weem high was 71 cents on Aug. 28. The 52-weeo low was 10 cents on Feb. 20.
The company (NASDAQ: FUEL) said in a news releaser that it estimates the recapitalization will reduceits short-term debt by $9.5 its total debt by $4.4 million and its cash requirements for interest and dividends by more than $1 milliob a year. It said shareholders' equity has been increasefd by morethan $4 million as a result. SMF Energ said it extinguished all of itsexistinhg non-bank debt and outstanding preferred stock through variou agreements with dozens of existiny debt and equity investors, while converting its existing $25 million asset-bases lending facility into a new, more three-year, $20 million asset-based lendiny facility and a $5 million, 60-month amortizee term loan, the proceeds of whic h were used to pay down $4.
867 million in secured notes and $125,000 in unsecured notes. The companyt said it issued new stock to make up the balancre paid for the cancellation and extinguishment of theexistingh investors' debt and equity securities. Fort Lauderdale-based SMF Energty said in the release that the recapitalization took place with amended agreementas withand . It said the only non-bank debt incurred in the recapitalization was an unsecured subordinatedf promissory noteof $800,000 at 5.5 percenrt interest issued to an existing institutionall investor in exchange for $800,000 of one of the Augustt 2007 11 percent senior secured convertible promissorg notes.
The institutional investor alsoexchanged $200,000 of the same secureds note for shares of common stock pricefd at 38 cents a share, which was greater than the closinbg bid price of the stock on the day before the effectivs date. acted as SMF Energy’s placement agenr for the recapitalization and received fees of paid with a combination of cash and pursuant toa Feb. 1 investmen banking agreement. SMF Energy suppliew specialized transportation and distribution services for petroleujm productsand chemicals.
It provides commercial mobile andbulk fueling, along with othefr services to the transportation, manufacturing, construction, energy, telecommunicationws and government services sectors. Formerly knowj as , as of Nov. 30, it conductef operations through 31 service locations in11 states. Shared closed down nearly 3 centws to about35 cents. The 52-weem high was 71 cents on Aug. 28. The 52-weeo low was 10 cents on Feb. 20.
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Financial firm executive links economic rebound to housing market - Business First of Columbus:
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With housing at its most affordablr in the last35 years, Greiner said inventory currently about nine and a half should subside gradually. The six-montb mark is ideal in a sound economy. But in where foreclosures and home depreciationw continue to batterthe market, a local recover will trail a national rebound, he said. “It will probabl y be a little slower,” Greiner said minutes aftetr concluding his economic forecast atthe Ritz-Carltonn in central Phoenix. Preliminary estimates show themedian Phoenix-areaq home price at $115,000 in May, comparable to levelss in October 1998, according to the -Repeat Sales Index.
Greiner’s assumptions conflict with BBVA quarterly economic report published this week that saidSunbely states, including Arizona, are poised to recovetr from the recession faster than other regione of the country. Despite market gainw through the first three months ofthe year, Greinefr expects a substantial portion will be lost over the next few as the dollar loses its value and corporate profitd remain “flat on their However, he said the country has movef out of the worst bear market since the Grea t Depression, and “there’s room for this market to He said UMB is advisint clients to move money away from the U.S.
dollar and into emerging countries in South America and Similar to the late 1970s andearlyh 80s, the country is mired in a structural characterized by a deep, broad and widespreaxd malaise that causes global In a structural the economy undergoes a fundamental shif as it comes out of it. In the early 80s, the economyu became consumption based. In this the government has taken a much bigger role ineconomicx activity, and likely will become a bigger factord in the Gross Domestic Product. At the end of 2008, governmentf consumption expenditures and gross investment accountedfor 20.2 perceng of GDP. “The governmentf is becoming a bigger part of the economic Greiner said.
More than 100 private banking clients and potential customers attendedthe forecast.
With housing at its most affordablr in the last35 years, Greiner said inventory currently about nine and a half should subside gradually. The six-montb mark is ideal in a sound economy. But in where foreclosures and home depreciationw continue to batterthe market, a local recover will trail a national rebound, he said. “It will probabl y be a little slower,” Greiner said minutes aftetr concluding his economic forecast atthe Ritz-Carltonn in central Phoenix. Preliminary estimates show themedian Phoenix-areaq home price at $115,000 in May, comparable to levelss in October 1998, according to the -Repeat Sales Index.
Greiner’s assumptions conflict with BBVA quarterly economic report published this week that saidSunbely states, including Arizona, are poised to recovetr from the recession faster than other regione of the country. Despite market gainw through the first three months ofthe year, Greinefr expects a substantial portion will be lost over the next few as the dollar loses its value and corporate profitd remain “flat on their However, he said the country has movef out of the worst bear market since the Grea t Depression, and “there’s room for this market to He said UMB is advisint clients to move money away from the U.S.
dollar and into emerging countries in South America and Similar to the late 1970s andearlyh 80s, the country is mired in a structural characterized by a deep, broad and widespreaxd malaise that causes global In a structural the economy undergoes a fundamental shif as it comes out of it. In the early 80s, the economyu became consumption based. In this the government has taken a much bigger role ineconomicx activity, and likely will become a bigger factord in the Gross Domestic Product. At the end of 2008, governmentf consumption expenditures and gross investment accountedfor 20.2 perceng of GDP. “The governmentf is becoming a bigger part of the economic Greiner said.
More than 100 private banking clients and potential customers attendedthe forecast.
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Kansas City Chiefs sign deal to move training camp to Missouri - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The Chiefs signed a five-year contract, with five additional one-yearr options, to hold training camp at . If the Chiefsd decide not to exercise theadditional one-year options, the agreement with the Missourii Development Finance Board still requires the team to hold training camp in Missouroi until 2020, unless it repays a portion of the tax The Chiefs pledged $10 millio n to help the university build an indoor practics facility in exchange for a $25 million tax credirt from the Missouri Development Financse Board. Financing for the new facility alsoincluded $2.25 million from the city of St. $2.25 million from Buchanan Countyand $1.
2 milliohn from the Missouri Western State University Max Experienc Student Fee program. The universitu previously said that it also is tryinfg to raise anadditional $1 million in private Construction plans at the universityg include a climate-controlled, 120-yard indoor field, team and position meeting space for the office space for the Chiefsz coaching staff, an end-zone complex, a new parkin lot and two 120-yard NFL regulation-sizre grass fields. The project requires moving the softball fieldes and acquiring new furnishings and training camp Missouri Western will be responsible forthe facility’s ongoing operation, maintenancse and repair.
To provide ongoin g financing, the university intends to sell naming rightsx to the various aspects ofthe project. The universitg is responsible for any cost overruns and has assured the Chiefsa that the facility will be completed beforeJuly 2010. The Chiefd training camp now is inRiver Falls, where it has been sincre 1991. The team trained at in Liberty from 1963to 1990.
The Chiefs signed a five-year contract, with five additional one-yearr options, to hold training camp at . If the Chiefsd decide not to exercise theadditional one-year options, the agreement with the Missourii Development Finance Board still requires the team to hold training camp in Missouroi until 2020, unless it repays a portion of the tax The Chiefs pledged $10 millio n to help the university build an indoor practics facility in exchange for a $25 million tax credirt from the Missouri Development Financse Board. Financing for the new facility alsoincluded $2.25 million from the city of St. $2.25 million from Buchanan Countyand $1.
2 milliohn from the Missouri Western State University Max Experienc Student Fee program. The universitu previously said that it also is tryinfg to raise anadditional $1 million in private Construction plans at the universityg include a climate-controlled, 120-yard indoor field, team and position meeting space for the office space for the Chiefsz coaching staff, an end-zone complex, a new parkin lot and two 120-yard NFL regulation-sizre grass fields. The project requires moving the softball fieldes and acquiring new furnishings and training camp Missouri Western will be responsible forthe facility’s ongoing operation, maintenancse and repair.
To provide ongoin g financing, the university intends to sell naming rightsx to the various aspects ofthe project. The universitg is responsible for any cost overruns and has assured the Chiefsa that the facility will be completed beforeJuly 2010. The Chiefd training camp now is inRiver Falls, where it has been sincre 1991. The team trained at in Liberty from 1963to 1990.
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Martek Biosciences Corp. 2Q profit rises 20 percent - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The company reported $92.4 millio n in revenue for the quarter endinhgApril 30, up 2 percent from the same perior last year. It earned $11 million in net income, or 33 centz per diluted share, during the second quarter, compareds with $9.2 million, or 28 cents per dilutecd share, during the second quarter of last Analysts polled by expected the companyu to earn 29 cents per shareand $89 million in Martek (NASDAQ: MATK) sells nutritional oils derivede from algae that are used in infant formula, dietary supplementa and food products such as yogurt and juice. Saleas of its nutritional supplements to the nursing market rose to arecord $9.8 million.
But the compang warned that its infant formula sales in the thirde and fourth quarters couls drop as retailers trim their inventories of the The company anticipates that infantr formula revenue will grow in fiscal 2010 as a resulr of strong demand for infant formula products containing its nutritional oils DHAand ARA. The Omega-e fatty acids are believed to play an important role in brain andeye development.
study that could show that Martek’ds DHA can slow the progressionof Alzheimer’s
The company reported $92.4 millio n in revenue for the quarter endinhgApril 30, up 2 percent from the same perior last year. It earned $11 million in net income, or 33 centz per diluted share, during the second quarter, compareds with $9.2 million, or 28 cents per dilutecd share, during the second quarter of last Analysts polled by expected the companyu to earn 29 cents per shareand $89 million in Martek (NASDAQ: MATK) sells nutritional oils derivede from algae that are used in infant formula, dietary supplementa and food products such as yogurt and juice. Saleas of its nutritional supplements to the nursing market rose to arecord $9.8 million.
But the compang warned that its infant formula sales in the thirde and fourth quarters couls drop as retailers trim their inventories of the The company anticipates that infantr formula revenue will grow in fiscal 2010 as a resulr of strong demand for infant formula products containing its nutritional oils DHAand ARA. The Omega-e fatty acids are believed to play an important role in brain andeye development.
study that could show that Martek’ds DHA can slow the progressionof Alzheimer’s
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Wellesley curriculum director named school superintendent in Lincoln - Boston.com
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Wellesley curriculum director named school superintendent in Lincoln Boston.com By Jennifer Fenn Lefferts, Globe Correspondent Rebecca McF » |
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Brookfield mosque backers parry volley of questions - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Brookfield mosque backers parry volley of questions Milwaukee Journal Sentinel By Annysa Johnson of the Journal Sentinel Brookfield - A crowd gathered at the Brookfield Public Library raised questions Tuesday not just about a proposed mosque in the area, but about the faith and ideology of those who plan to use it. |
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Business groups push state to pass stimulus package - South Florida Business Journal:
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A group of 17 organizations representing a diverse mix ranginhfrom retailers, bankers and Realtords to farmers, roofers and truckers are askingy state lawmakers to supporty a number of initiative s to stimulate the state's economy. Those initiatives, for whic h costs have yet to be calculated, "Florida and the rest of the country are in aneconomidc trough, and in order for Florida to be one of the firstt states out of that trough, we need our leaders to act said Barney Bishop, president of Associated industries of one of the 17 groups backing the recommendations.
Bishops said spendingv on roads should be thefirst "Building roads creates jobs, relieves traffic congestion and helpd the state meet its concurrency Bishop said, adding that finding alternative water supplies should be the second priority. "The soonet we get the money into the the soonerit multiples." Hospitality leaders say there'sd no better way to get a quick economic boost than increasin funds to attract tourists.
"If the statw would commit the resourcesto it, they wouldc see a much quicker payback than anything else they could said Paul Tang, VP and managingf director of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in "It takes a long time to build a Tourists can be spending moneyg in the state within a matter of But economist Sean Snaith wonders if some businesw groups like the , which supports Bishop'sz stimulus package and also backed Amendment 1 to reducer property taxes, aren't a bit schizophrenic when it comex to the role of "The property tax debate we have just gone through basicallg boiled down to this: What do we want governmenrt to do and how do we fund it?
" said director of the Institute for Economidc Competitiveness at UCF. With the passage of Amendment 1, Snaithu said Florida voters indicate they want governmeny to take asmallef role. "You can't have a minimalist government and at the same take on largescapital expenditures." Bishop counters that Amendment 1 was aimed at curtailing spending on the locao level, while the stimulux package focuses on state spending. He recommends the state use revenue from nonrecurrinh sources like documentary stamp fees paid on realestatw transactions. Bishop is scheduled to testify before the Senate Commerce Committeeon Feb. 19.
Whilde he's not sure lawmakers will adopt all phasew ofhis proposal, he's confident a stimulusx package will be approved. State Rep. Sandy Adams, R-Oviedo, said she would support a Florid a economic stimulus packageif it's a responsible "I'm not in favor of more taxews or fees," she said. "But I favor trying to stimulatethe state'sz economy." Associated Builders & Contractorz Association of Florida, , Association of Florida Community Developers, Florida Associatioj of Realtors, , Florida Credigt Union League, Florida Farm Bureau, , Florida Naturalk Gas Association, , Florida Petroleum Council, Florida Retaill Federation, Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal Air Conditioning Contractors Association, Florida Transportation Builders Association, , Florida United Business Association and Floridians for Bettefr Transportation
A group of 17 organizations representing a diverse mix ranginhfrom retailers, bankers and Realtords to farmers, roofers and truckers are askingy state lawmakers to supporty a number of initiative s to stimulate the state's economy. Those initiatives, for whic h costs have yet to be calculated, "Florida and the rest of the country are in aneconomidc trough, and in order for Florida to be one of the firstt states out of that trough, we need our leaders to act said Barney Bishop, president of Associated industries of one of the 17 groups backing the recommendations.
Bishops said spendingv on roads should be thefirst "Building roads creates jobs, relieves traffic congestion and helpd the state meet its concurrency Bishop said, adding that finding alternative water supplies should be the second priority. "The soonet we get the money into the the soonerit multiples." Hospitality leaders say there'sd no better way to get a quick economic boost than increasin funds to attract tourists.
"If the statw would commit the resourcesto it, they wouldc see a much quicker payback than anything else they could said Paul Tang, VP and managingf director of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in "It takes a long time to build a Tourists can be spending moneyg in the state within a matter of But economist Sean Snaith wonders if some businesw groups like the , which supports Bishop'sz stimulus package and also backed Amendment 1 to reducer property taxes, aren't a bit schizophrenic when it comex to the role of "The property tax debate we have just gone through basicallg boiled down to this: What do we want governmenrt to do and how do we fund it?
" said director of the Institute for Economidc Competitiveness at UCF. With the passage of Amendment 1, Snaithu said Florida voters indicate they want governmeny to take asmallef role. "You can't have a minimalist government and at the same take on largescapital expenditures." Bishop counters that Amendment 1 was aimed at curtailing spending on the locao level, while the stimulux package focuses on state spending. He recommends the state use revenue from nonrecurrinh sources like documentary stamp fees paid on realestatw transactions. Bishop is scheduled to testify before the Senate Commerce Committeeon Feb. 19.
Whilde he's not sure lawmakers will adopt all phasew ofhis proposal, he's confident a stimulusx package will be approved. State Rep. Sandy Adams, R-Oviedo, said she would support a Florid a economic stimulus packageif it's a responsible "I'm not in favor of more taxews or fees," she said. "But I favor trying to stimulatethe state'sz economy." Associated Builders & Contractorz Association of Florida, , Association of Florida Community Developers, Florida Associatioj of Realtors, , Florida Credigt Union League, Florida Farm Bureau, , Florida Naturalk Gas Association, , Florida Petroleum Council, Florida Retaill Federation, Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal Air Conditioning Contractors Association, Florida Transportation Builders Association, , Florida United Business Association and Floridians for Bettefr Transportation
วันเสาร์ที่ 10 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2555
Nashville CFOs Forecast Increase in Third-Quarter Hiring
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June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The hiring of full-time accounting and finance professionals in the Nashville area is expected to increases in the third quarterof 2009, accordingb to the most recent Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index. Seven percenf of chief financialofficers (CFOs) surveyedd plan to add staff during the quarteer and 6 percent anticipate reductions in The net 1 percent increase is up six pointds from the area's second-quarter 2009 forecast and four points abovre the national average.
The local results reflectr a two-quarter rolling average based on interviews with 200 CFOs from a stratifiecd random sample of companies in the Nashvill area with 20 ormore employees; 1,400 CFOs were queriedc for the national data. (To view the national visit .) The studies were conducted by an independeny research firm and developed by RobertHalf International, the world'sw first and largest staffing services firm specializin in accounting and finance. has been tracking financial hiring activity in the United Statessince 1992.
"Many companies remain hesitant to commit to addingt staff until they are certain of aneconomidc recovery," said , chairmahn and CEO of Robert Half "In the meantime, most firms are workinbg with their current teams to managwe key initiatives, with some employerx also bringing in project professionals to assist with risint workloads and support full-time personnel." Roberft Half International was founded in 1948 and is traded on the New York Stocj Exchange.
Its financial staffing divisions include Robert HalfFinance & Accounting and Robert Half Management Resources, for full-time and senior-level project professionals, The company has more than 360 staffing locations worldwide and offers onliner job search services on its divisional all of which can be accessef at .
June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The hiring of full-time accounting and finance professionals in the Nashville area is expected to increases in the third quarterof 2009, accordingb to the most recent Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index. Seven percenf of chief financialofficers (CFOs) surveyedd plan to add staff during the quarteer and 6 percent anticipate reductions in The net 1 percent increase is up six pointds from the area's second-quarter 2009 forecast and four points abovre the national average.
The local results reflectr a two-quarter rolling average based on interviews with 200 CFOs from a stratifiecd random sample of companies in the Nashvill area with 20 ormore employees; 1,400 CFOs were queriedc for the national data. (To view the national visit .) The studies were conducted by an independeny research firm and developed by RobertHalf International, the world'sw first and largest staffing services firm specializin in accounting and finance. has been tracking financial hiring activity in the United Statessince 1992.
"Many companies remain hesitant to commit to addingt staff until they are certain of aneconomidc recovery," said , chairmahn and CEO of Robert Half "In the meantime, most firms are workinbg with their current teams to managwe key initiatives, with some employerx also bringing in project professionals to assist with risint workloads and support full-time personnel." Roberft Half International was founded in 1948 and is traded on the New York Stocj Exchange.
Its financial staffing divisions include Robert HalfFinance & Accounting and Robert Half Management Resources, for full-time and senior-level project professionals, The company has more than 360 staffing locations worldwide and offers onliner job search services on its divisional all of which can be accessef at .
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 8 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2555
Denver serial killer released in 1980s after serving 5 years of a 12 year sentence - Washington Post
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Denver serial killer released in 1980s after serving 5 years of a 12 year sentence Washington Post DENVER â€" Vincent Groves was released from prison on mandatory parole in 1987, having served five years for strangling a 17-year-old girl. Three years later, he was back, this time for two more murders, and would eventually die behind bar s. |
วันอังคารที่ 6 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2555
Doctors have a $17.2 billion reason to use electronic records - South Florida Business Journal:
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billion in bonus paymentas for doctors to purchase electronic medical record (EMR) systems. And if doctors still pass up the offer, the governmenyt will have a stick waiting for them in the form of reduceddpayment rates. The push to buy EMR systems has caused an immediate spike in interesr at many South Florida healt informationtechnology companies. Sales have been up 250 month-over-month, from January through March, said Andrew president and CEOof Miami-based . His company, whichh sells a Web-based EMR system, recently hired six people.
Beforwe the stimulus package, people thought it was a great but “now, there’s actually substanc e and funds to support the initiative,” Carricartse said. “Now, the physicians are calling us.” The stimulus bill givesa doctors who use an approved EMR systejm bonus payments from and Medicaid billingx from 2011through 2015. The earlier a doctor digitizesan office, the more incentives the doctor standsw to collect. A doctor who has an EMR in placw by 2011 wouldenjoy $44,0090 in Medicare bonuses over the next five years.
the bill says that doctors who don’t have an EMR startint in 2015 would get their Medicaree payments reduced by 1 percent each The EMR system offered by IOS Healtnh Systemscosts $399 a month – just undetr $24,000 over five years. A docto would earn more than that in stimulus bonusx paymentsthrough Medicare. Besides the new governmenyt incentives, there are other economic benefits to usinhg anEMR system. Sandy Dominguez, the officew manager for the internal medical practic eof Dr. Bernhard L. Brijbag in Coralp Gables, said using IOS’ EMR system has improveds the workflow. It also reducedf costs for employee overhead andpaper expenses.
“There is more time now with our instead ofgoing crazy, looking for a chart if it’ds lost,” Dominguez said. The cost of EMR systems has come down dramaticallg from fouryears ago, when most companiees offered software programs and specialized hardware with startu costs in the tens of thousands of dollars. Doctorw using a Web-based system usually just needInterney access. A handheld device to document patient encounters withouty scanning notepadsis optional.
Health care is the biggesft untapped market forinformatiob technology, said Pete the former head of ’s Boca Raton operations who is now with Wellington-basee ( : QGP) as senior VP and chierf technology and innovations officer. His compant offers a Web-based EMR that doublesw as a personal health recordfor patients. Whilr he’s excited about the potential of the stimulu s acceleratingEMR adoption, Martinez said the incentives should not be used to allos doctors to stick with the older software-based Martinez called these systems “abysmak failures.” These systems are more expensive and don’gt communicate efficiently with othed providers, he said.
“If we use this to fund somethinbg that’s not working, we are wasting our Martinez said. “The stimulus package shoul be a catalystfor change. I would put it into programsd that areall Web-based.” The has not yet specified what type of EMRs woulfd qualify doctors for the incentives. An additional $2 billion in stimulus fundint was budgetedfor grants, loans and demonstrationn projects through the federal Officse of the Coordinator for Health Informatioh Technology. This includes support for regionapl and state healthinformation exchanges.
Carricarte said IOS woulde like to get in on this by applyinh for a demonstration program to look at using EMRs in neighborhoox clinics in partnership witha university.
billion in bonus paymentas for doctors to purchase electronic medical record (EMR) systems. And if doctors still pass up the offer, the governmenyt will have a stick waiting for them in the form of reduceddpayment rates. The push to buy EMR systems has caused an immediate spike in interesr at many South Florida healt informationtechnology companies. Sales have been up 250 month-over-month, from January through March, said Andrew president and CEOof Miami-based . His company, whichh sells a Web-based EMR system, recently hired six people.
Beforwe the stimulus package, people thought it was a great but “now, there’s actually substanc e and funds to support the initiative,” Carricartse said. “Now, the physicians are calling us.” The stimulus bill givesa doctors who use an approved EMR systejm bonus payments from and Medicaid billingx from 2011through 2015. The earlier a doctor digitizesan office, the more incentives the doctor standsw to collect. A doctor who has an EMR in placw by 2011 wouldenjoy $44,0090 in Medicare bonuses over the next five years.
the bill says that doctors who don’t have an EMR startint in 2015 would get their Medicaree payments reduced by 1 percent each The EMR system offered by IOS Healtnh Systemscosts $399 a month – just undetr $24,000 over five years. A docto would earn more than that in stimulus bonusx paymentsthrough Medicare. Besides the new governmenyt incentives, there are other economic benefits to usinhg anEMR system. Sandy Dominguez, the officew manager for the internal medical practic eof Dr. Bernhard L. Brijbag in Coralp Gables, said using IOS’ EMR system has improveds the workflow. It also reducedf costs for employee overhead andpaper expenses.
“There is more time now with our instead ofgoing crazy, looking for a chart if it’ds lost,” Dominguez said. The cost of EMR systems has come down dramaticallg from fouryears ago, when most companiees offered software programs and specialized hardware with startu costs in the tens of thousands of dollars. Doctorw using a Web-based system usually just needInterney access. A handheld device to document patient encounters withouty scanning notepadsis optional.
Health care is the biggesft untapped market forinformatiob technology, said Pete the former head of ’s Boca Raton operations who is now with Wellington-basee ( : QGP) as senior VP and chierf technology and innovations officer. His compant offers a Web-based EMR that doublesw as a personal health recordfor patients. Whilr he’s excited about the potential of the stimulu s acceleratingEMR adoption, Martinez said the incentives should not be used to allos doctors to stick with the older software-based Martinez called these systems “abysmak failures.” These systems are more expensive and don’gt communicate efficiently with othed providers, he said.
“If we use this to fund somethinbg that’s not working, we are wasting our Martinez said. “The stimulus package shoul be a catalystfor change. I would put it into programsd that areall Web-based.” The has not yet specified what type of EMRs woulfd qualify doctors for the incentives. An additional $2 billion in stimulus fundint was budgetedfor grants, loans and demonstrationn projects through the federal Officse of the Coordinator for Health Informatioh Technology. This includes support for regionapl and state healthinformation exchanges.
Carricarte said IOS woulde like to get in on this by applyinh for a demonstration program to look at using EMRs in neighborhoox clinics in partnership witha university.
วันอาทิตย์ที่ 4 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2555
Central Graphics expands to Central Ohio - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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, which changed its name this year from Sign Central recently openeda 1,200-square-foot offices at 4175 Lyman Drive in Hilliard. Central Graphics' 10,000-square-fooft headquarters has 10 employees. The Hilliardd office will employ fourto begin. The companhy makes signs, banners and other promotional products for a wide portfoliol of state andnational clients, includinh the , (NYSE:TWX), and restaurants nationwide, President Dan Soulsbyu said. Revenue last year exceeded $1 million, Soulsby said.
Heading into Central Ohio, a move Central Graphics has been lookiny to makefor years, helps the firm betteer meet deadline pressure for clients with area offices, includin g Time Warner, and expand the reacb it didn't have near Cleveland, Soulsbt said. "We're able to help them out, get theire stuff out and done faster, as well as introducde ourselves to an entirelynew market," he The move comes 13 yearse after the company got its working out of a 400-square-foot In more than a decade, Soulsbyg said, Central Graphics has expandedx in size and technology - much of it to keep up with the changinv face of the industry.
Just over a decadew ago, the company was cutting vinyl displays witha 2-foot-wided machine. Now, for large-scale demands - wallscapes, sidewalk graphics, an 8-foot-talkl birthday card for LeBronJames - the companhy works with two, 5-foot-wide printers that can turn out more than 400 squarwe feet an hour. The the new facets of the in fact, were key to Central name change just severalmonths ago, Soulsbh said. "'Signs' is a bad word in the he said.
"We're just trying to hit a broader
, which changed its name this year from Sign Central recently openeda 1,200-square-foot offices at 4175 Lyman Drive in Hilliard. Central Graphics' 10,000-square-fooft headquarters has 10 employees. The Hilliardd office will employ fourto begin. The companhy makes signs, banners and other promotional products for a wide portfoliol of state andnational clients, includinh the , (NYSE:TWX), and restaurants nationwide, President Dan Soulsbyu said. Revenue last year exceeded $1 million, Soulsby said.
Heading into Central Ohio, a move Central Graphics has been lookiny to makefor years, helps the firm betteer meet deadline pressure for clients with area offices, includin g Time Warner, and expand the reacb it didn't have near Cleveland, Soulsbt said. "We're able to help them out, get theire stuff out and done faster, as well as introducde ourselves to an entirelynew market," he The move comes 13 yearse after the company got its working out of a 400-square-foot In more than a decade, Soulsbyg said, Central Graphics has expandedx in size and technology - much of it to keep up with the changinv face of the industry.
Just over a decadew ago, the company was cutting vinyl displays witha 2-foot-wided machine. Now, for large-scale demands - wallscapes, sidewalk graphics, an 8-foot-talkl birthday card for LeBronJames - the companhy works with two, 5-foot-wide printers that can turn out more than 400 squarwe feet an hour. The the new facets of the in fact, were key to Central name change just severalmonths ago, Soulsbh said. "'Signs' is a bad word in the he said.
"We're just trying to hit a broader
วันศุกร์ที่ 2 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2555
Rising to the Top - Kansas City Business Journal:
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In 1997, he was the valedictorian of his graduating classat . Six yeara later, Proctor graduated from the Graduat e School of Business at the top of his garnering an award fromthe . “I’m obsessed with persona growthand development,” he says. It has paid off. 30, was recently promoted to president ofLLC — a subsidiarh of , formed to target personal and small commercial linexs of insurance — and has high expectations for the new He oversees 17 employees and an operating budgett of $1.65 million. He expects Signature Select to be profitablin 2009. Proctor projects a 25 to 30 percenft annual-growth rate in the firsy five years.
“When this opportunity came I thought it was one wheres I can grow tremendouslyfrom it, expand my personal skill set and challengs (myself),” Proctor says. “But at the same time it was one ifdone correctly, could provide a tremendousx amount of value.” 'Right Guy, Righr Time' Proctor’s ascent to the top took aboutg six years. While he has embraced the chance to lead anew company, he admites it wasn’t the career path he envisioneds coming out of Climbing the corporate ladder to becom e a CFO was more in line with his careerd goals.
In 2003, Proctorr started in IMA Financial’s management-development programn and later focused on strategic planninvg andspecial projects. That and his background in corporate finance made him an ideal candidate forthe position, says Kurt president and COO of , who recruited Proctor to IMA. “Thi s was a unique opportunity to run one of ourprofif centers,” Watson says. “He’s the right guy at the right Luke has the ability togain people’s attention “He’s a go-to guy for questions abougt our business.” Proctor’s analytical skills and questt for knowledge set him apart from the says Mick Lynch, treasurer of IMA.
“The way he has conductesd himself put him in a positiomn where people come to him as a problem solver,” Lynch says. Proctor, Lynch says, was instrumental in gettingh Signature Select upand running, a process that took about a year to Proctor’s commitment to personal growth and development goes beyond the He has participated in the organizatiobn and recently joined the board of directorw for the , a nonprofit organization that raises money for teacher grants, student programd and equipment in the Andoverd School District. Proctor, who doesn’t yet have kids of his own, says thoss are ways for him to give back and help make an impactf inthe community.
In 1997, he was the valedictorian of his graduating classat . Six yeara later, Proctor graduated from the Graduat e School of Business at the top of his garnering an award fromthe . “I’m obsessed with persona growthand development,” he says. It has paid off. 30, was recently promoted to president ofLLC — a subsidiarh of , formed to target personal and small commercial linexs of insurance — and has high expectations for the new He oversees 17 employees and an operating budgett of $1.65 million. He expects Signature Select to be profitablin 2009. Proctor projects a 25 to 30 percenft annual-growth rate in the firsy five years.
“When this opportunity came I thought it was one wheres I can grow tremendouslyfrom it, expand my personal skill set and challengs (myself),” Proctor says. “But at the same time it was one ifdone correctly, could provide a tremendousx amount of value.” 'Right Guy, Righr Time' Proctor’s ascent to the top took aboutg six years. While he has embraced the chance to lead anew company, he admites it wasn’t the career path he envisioneds coming out of Climbing the corporate ladder to becom e a CFO was more in line with his careerd goals.
In 2003, Proctorr started in IMA Financial’s management-development programn and later focused on strategic planninvg andspecial projects. That and his background in corporate finance made him an ideal candidate forthe position, says Kurt president and COO of , who recruited Proctor to IMA. “Thi s was a unique opportunity to run one of ourprofif centers,” Watson says. “He’s the right guy at the right Luke has the ability togain people’s attention “He’s a go-to guy for questions abougt our business.” Proctor’s analytical skills and questt for knowledge set him apart from the says Mick Lynch, treasurer of IMA.
“The way he has conductesd himself put him in a positiomn where people come to him as a problem solver,” Lynch says. Proctor, Lynch says, was instrumental in gettingh Signature Select upand running, a process that took about a year to Proctor’s commitment to personal growth and development goes beyond the He has participated in the organizatiobn and recently joined the board of directorw for the , a nonprofit organization that raises money for teacher grants, student programd and equipment in the Andoverd School District. Proctor, who doesn’t yet have kids of his own, says thoss are ways for him to give back and help make an impactf inthe community.
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