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Goodwin Procter's Budd elected vice chairman of AAA nationa board WayneBudd , senior counsel with the Bostohn law firm of and a member of the board of directorsx of , was elected vice chairman of AAA’s nationakl board of directors. Turbine taps Paradowski as CFO , a Westwood-base online gaming technology company, appointed M. Beau Paradowski chiegf financial officer. Clough to run Leerink Swann's MEDACorp divisionb Health care investment bank Leerink Swann of Bostom appointed Brent Clough senior managing director and head of its MEDACorp Prior to joiningLeerink Swann, Clougu was president and CEO of IntrinsiQ LLC , an oncologhy software and data analytics firm.
promotes Stys as VP of marketinfg andbusiness dev. Shawmut Design and Construction in Boston promoted BrianStys , a 16-yeafr veteran of the firm, to the newly-created role of vice presidenr of marketing and business development. The Protector Group Insurancwe Agency adds Mullery as director of compliance and wellnesws of Worcester added Laura Ann Mullery as director of compliancdeand wellness. Mullery previously served as assistant vice presidentg at in Boston and vice presidenf of major accounts at Thorbahn Associatesin Quincy.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
No NCR cut-off date, says Pusaka - Daily Express
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No NCR cut-off date, says Pusaka Daily Express "Further, Pusaka would like to know whether Roderic's statement is made on behalf of the Sabah Government or whether the views expressed are his alone," he said in a statement, Friday. Idang also expressed the view that it was not for the State ... |
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Ron Paul turns attention to Santorum - msnbc.com
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The Guardian | Ron Paul turns attention to Santorum msnbc.com Doug Wead of the Ron Paul campaign shares his thoughts on the presidential candidate's performance during Wednesday's GOP debate. >> and joining us now from ron paul 's campaign, doug wede, senior adviser to the paul campaign . good to see you. there ... Ron Paul quietly amassing an army of delegates while GOP frontrunners spar For Loyalists, Is It Ron Paul Or Nothing? Ron Paul's misleading ad: Rick Santorum is 'fake' fiscal conservative |
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Grand View, Penn Foundation closing their behavioral health unit - Triangle Business Journal:
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Both organizations are shiftingf their behavioral health focus away from inpatienty care and more towards outpatient Penn Foundationof Sellersville, Pa., will continuse to operate its crisis service progra m through the emergency department of Grand also in Sellersville, and its crisis telephonwe hotline will continue. Penn Foundation psychiatrists will remain on staf f atGrand View, wherw they will be on call to provide consultative psychiatricd services to hospital inpatients. An estimated 14 full-times equivalent support staff employeees of Grand View and three PennFoundatio full-time equivalent employees will lose their jobs as resulyt of the change.
They will be encouraged to pursue otherr existing opportunities with thetwo organizations. “A key factoe that has led to this decision is the very reduce d level of utilization that is being experienced on the behavioral health saidStuart Fine, president and CEO of Grand “New medication regimens and restructured outpatient approachesx to care have had a remarkablew impact upon behavioral health. Our inpatient service that had long attendedr to 12 to 16 patients per day is now attending to only six to eighysuch patients.
” Penn Foundation has piloted several programs in recent years that are specifically designed to prevent hospitalization and to promote independent living and community involvement. The organization is planning an expansionm of its facilities to supportthe community’s growingy demand for several levels of outpatient services. “Pennb Foundation and Grand View have had a closs working relationship that extends back for over 50 saidJohn Goshow, Penn Foundationn CEO. “Our organizations have coordinated in the developmentg and operation of a variety of programs and services.
This decision has been made jointly, and we will continued to cooperate in working to addresws as best we can the behavioral healthj needs ofarea residents.”
Both organizations are shiftingf their behavioral health focus away from inpatienty care and more towards outpatient Penn Foundationof Sellersville, Pa., will continuse to operate its crisis service progra m through the emergency department of Grand also in Sellersville, and its crisis telephonwe hotline will continue. Penn Foundation psychiatrists will remain on staf f atGrand View, wherw they will be on call to provide consultative psychiatricd services to hospital inpatients. An estimated 14 full-times equivalent support staff employeees of Grand View and three PennFoundatio full-time equivalent employees will lose their jobs as resulyt of the change.
They will be encouraged to pursue otherr existing opportunities with thetwo organizations. “A key factoe that has led to this decision is the very reduce d level of utilization that is being experienced on the behavioral health saidStuart Fine, president and CEO of Grand “New medication regimens and restructured outpatient approachesx to care have had a remarkablew impact upon behavioral health. Our inpatient service that had long attendedr to 12 to 16 patients per day is now attending to only six to eighysuch patients.
” Penn Foundation has piloted several programs in recent years that are specifically designed to prevent hospitalization and to promote independent living and community involvement. The organization is planning an expansionm of its facilities to supportthe community’s growingy demand for several levels of outpatient services. “Pennb Foundation and Grand View have had a closs working relationship that extends back for over 50 saidJohn Goshow, Penn Foundationn CEO. “Our organizations have coordinated in the developmentg and operation of a variety of programs and services.
This decision has been made jointly, and we will continued to cooperate in working to addresws as best we can the behavioral healthj needs ofarea residents.”
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Report: California to shed 1M jobs during recession - Portland Business Journal:
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The pace of private-sector job losses will slow over the nextfew months, but state and local government layoffs are the Business Forecasting Center at the said in its latesgt California and Metro Forecast released Wednesday. The forecasf said California’s unemployment will peak at 12.3 percenrt early next year, and will remainj in double-digits until the end of 2011. The center produces quarterly economic forecasts of theUnited States, Californi a and nine metro from Sacramento to Fresno and the San Francisco Bay In the Sacramento area, unemployment will rise from 11.1 percen t this year to peak at 11.4 percent next year, before dippingf to 10.
2 percent in 2011, the report Unemployment is expected to reach 9.2 percenyt in 2012. The Sacramento area is forecast to rebounde in the third quarter of next when job growth will improvseto 0.8 percent. A “strong rebound is expected to take placd in professional and and educational and health services the report saidof “Job growth is expecter to have its first positiver full year at 2.0 percenr in 2011.” Sacramento’s real personak income, meanwhile, will grow at a slow rate of 1.5 perceny next year.
San Jose and San Francisco will be the firsr metro areas in Northern California to return totheire pre-recession employment levels, in the second and thirsd quarters of 2012, respectively, the study Sacramento and Merced will be among the last north state metr areas to regain peak employment, in fourth-quarter 2013. Vallejo is last, with a return expectede in the second quarterof 2014. The Centra l Valley will be hard hit by the combinatio n of recent state tax increases and massive expectedfbudget cuts, the Business Forecastinv Center said.
“The state budget crisis is a dangerous aftershock to a regionm still reeling from theforeclosure earthquake,” Jeff Michael, director of the Businessd Forecasting Center, said in a news The Central Valley is an economic disastere area, but most of its “economic shocks are cyclical in nature rather than permanent changesx such as closed military bases,” the news release • Construction continues to lead job losses in percentage terms, declining another 15 percent to 110,000 in 2009. • Manufacturing will lead the decline in 2009, losing 135,000 jobs this year. • Retaipl sales will not return to their 2007 levekuntil 2011.
• New car and trucok sales will fallbelow 1.06 million in after exceeding 2 million for most of the Sales will gradually increase as the economy reaching 1.46 million next and 1.73 million in 2011. • Housiny starts hit bottom in 2009at 36,00p units, more than 80 percent below the levels seen in 2004 and 2005. Housinf starts will be back to 100,0009 units in 2011, and exceed 150,000 by 2013. Health care is the only sectoe that will not shrinkthis year. The gain of 13,000 healtn care jobs, or 0.9 percent, is the slowest growtyh this decade. • Personalk income declines 0.8 percent in 2009.
Nonfarm payrolls will declineby 1,020,0000 jobs statewide during the two-year • The California economy will finallgy hit bottom in the fourth quartedr of this year, and will begin a multi-year recovery. It will be 2013 befor e many key economic indicators such as unemploymenft return tohealthy levels. • The state’ss recession should end in the last quarter ofthis year, but the job markegt will remain weak through most of next year.
The pace of private-sector job losses will slow over the nextfew months, but state and local government layoffs are the Business Forecasting Center at the said in its latesgt California and Metro Forecast released Wednesday. The forecasf said California’s unemployment will peak at 12.3 percenrt early next year, and will remainj in double-digits until the end of 2011. The center produces quarterly economic forecasts of theUnited States, Californi a and nine metro from Sacramento to Fresno and the San Francisco Bay In the Sacramento area, unemployment will rise from 11.1 percen t this year to peak at 11.4 percent next year, before dippingf to 10.
2 percent in 2011, the report Unemployment is expected to reach 9.2 percenyt in 2012. The Sacramento area is forecast to rebounde in the third quarter of next when job growth will improvseto 0.8 percent. A “strong rebound is expected to take placd in professional and and educational and health services the report saidof “Job growth is expecter to have its first positiver full year at 2.0 percenr in 2011.” Sacramento’s real personak income, meanwhile, will grow at a slow rate of 1.5 perceny next year.
San Jose and San Francisco will be the firsr metro areas in Northern California to return totheire pre-recession employment levels, in the second and thirsd quarters of 2012, respectively, the study Sacramento and Merced will be among the last north state metr areas to regain peak employment, in fourth-quarter 2013. Vallejo is last, with a return expectede in the second quarterof 2014. The Centra l Valley will be hard hit by the combinatio n of recent state tax increases and massive expectedfbudget cuts, the Business Forecastinv Center said.
“The state budget crisis is a dangerous aftershock to a regionm still reeling from theforeclosure earthquake,” Jeff Michael, director of the Businessd Forecasting Center, said in a news The Central Valley is an economic disastere area, but most of its “economic shocks are cyclical in nature rather than permanent changesx such as closed military bases,” the news release • Construction continues to lead job losses in percentage terms, declining another 15 percent to 110,000 in 2009. • Manufacturing will lead the decline in 2009, losing 135,000 jobs this year. • Retaipl sales will not return to their 2007 levekuntil 2011.
• New car and trucok sales will fallbelow 1.06 million in after exceeding 2 million for most of the Sales will gradually increase as the economy reaching 1.46 million next and 1.73 million in 2011. • Housiny starts hit bottom in 2009at 36,00p units, more than 80 percent below the levels seen in 2004 and 2005. Housinf starts will be back to 100,0009 units in 2011, and exceed 150,000 by 2013. Health care is the only sectoe that will not shrinkthis year. The gain of 13,000 healtn care jobs, or 0.9 percent, is the slowest growtyh this decade. • Personalk income declines 0.8 percent in 2009.
Nonfarm payrolls will declineby 1,020,0000 jobs statewide during the two-year • The California economy will finallgy hit bottom in the fourth quartedr of this year, and will begin a multi-year recovery. It will be 2013 befor e many key economic indicators such as unemploymenft return tohealthy levels. • The state’ss recession should end in the last quarter ofthis year, but the job markegt will remain weak through most of next year.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Paid family leave act introduced
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Democrats in the state Senate and Assembl introduced family leave legislation onJune 5. It’s the third-straight year that the issue has surfaced in thestatde Legislature. The law would require businesses, no matter how many employeez they have, to provided up to 12 weeks of paid time off a year so employeews can tendto “very ill” family members, newbornse or newly adopted children. Current federal law mandates 12 weekzs of unpaidfamily leave. That law only applies to companiesd with more than50 workers. To date, three statex have enacted a paid familyleave California, Washington and New Jersey.
The latest version of paid familu leave in New York has 27 sponsore inthe Senate—including Sen. Neil Breslimn (D-Albany), 25 other Democrats and one Sen. Thomas Morahan, of the Hudson Valley, who has supported such billxs inthe past. Undere the legislation, workers on family leave would be paid usingthe state’s temporaryt disability insurance funds. Benefits, which are now cappedc at $170 a would be indexed to increaseeveruy year, based on the average weeklyt wage in the state. The law would applyy to all businesses that participate in the temporaryhdisability system, regardless of their size. The increased benefits are expecte to add anextrq $1.
69 per employee, per week, to a company’z disability insurance premium. “Most people can’t afforx to take unpaid time from work. Paid family and medicalk leave would enable workers to care for their family members without losing theireconomic stability,” Democrats wrote in a formal sponsor’s memo about the Democrats, and the labor-backed Working Families Party, contend that paid familg leave will save businesses recruitment and retention costs, while leadinbg to a more productive work force.
“Businessews would profit from thehigher productivity, increased worker morale and reduced absenteeism that comes from paid familyg leave,” the memo “Job loss means big costs for businesses in lost recruitment and training expenses.” In 2007 and similar paid family leave legislation died in the Republican-controlles Senate. This is the first legislative session in 43 yearsx where Democrats control the Business lobbiessay they’l be fighting the proposal once “We have to realize that there’s only so much we can dump on businessed that are already in a bad economy, on top of what’sd already been done this session,” said Mike director of the stat chapter of the .
The paid family leavs proposal isbill S.5791/A.8742. The legislativwe session is scheduled to end onJune 22.
Democrats in the state Senate and Assembl introduced family leave legislation onJune 5. It’s the third-straight year that the issue has surfaced in thestatde Legislature. The law would require businesses, no matter how many employeez they have, to provided up to 12 weeks of paid time off a year so employeews can tendto “very ill” family members, newbornse or newly adopted children. Current federal law mandates 12 weekzs of unpaidfamily leave. That law only applies to companiesd with more than50 workers. To date, three statex have enacted a paid familyleave California, Washington and New Jersey.
The latest version of paid familu leave in New York has 27 sponsore inthe Senate—including Sen. Neil Breslimn (D-Albany), 25 other Democrats and one Sen. Thomas Morahan, of the Hudson Valley, who has supported such billxs inthe past. Undere the legislation, workers on family leave would be paid usingthe state’s temporaryt disability insurance funds. Benefits, which are now cappedc at $170 a would be indexed to increaseeveruy year, based on the average weeklyt wage in the state. The law would applyy to all businesses that participate in the temporaryhdisability system, regardless of their size. The increased benefits are expecte to add anextrq $1.
69 per employee, per week, to a company’z disability insurance premium. “Most people can’t afforx to take unpaid time from work. Paid family and medicalk leave would enable workers to care for their family members without losing theireconomic stability,” Democrats wrote in a formal sponsor’s memo about the Democrats, and the labor-backed Working Families Party, contend that paid familg leave will save businesses recruitment and retention costs, while leadinbg to a more productive work force.
“Businessews would profit from thehigher productivity, increased worker morale and reduced absenteeism that comes from paid familyg leave,” the memo “Job loss means big costs for businesses in lost recruitment and training expenses.” In 2007 and similar paid family leave legislation died in the Republican-controlles Senate. This is the first legislative session in 43 yearsx where Democrats control the Business lobbiessay they’l be fighting the proposal once “We have to realize that there’s only so much we can dump on businessed that are already in a bad economy, on top of what’sd already been done this session,” said Mike director of the stat chapter of the .
The paid family leavs proposal isbill S.5791/A.8742. The legislativwe session is scheduled to end onJune 22.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Hal Leonard, Music Sales start new venture - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The transaction expands the relationship between the two which currently operate an Internegt joint venture to sell sheetmusic online. Through the new joint venture, called Music Salexs America, Hal Leonard, the world's largesft sheet music publisher, will exclusively distribute publications produced by Music Sales Group, with Hal Leonare contributing some of the creative input to the publications. As part of the long-termm deal, Hal Leonard also gainsd exclusive distribution rights to the entire cataloghof , the U.S. operations of London-basedc Music Sales Group.
The transaction also makes Hal Leonard the exclusivew distributor of other publishers represented by Music Sales NewYork City-based Music Sales publishes songbooks and sheet music for popular music artists such as AC/DC, Tori Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Paul Simonh and Cat Stevens. Music Sales America will also distributs in North America publications from the classicao imprints within the MusicSales Group, including Bosworth Co., Chester Music, Novello & Company, J.Curwen & Edition Wilhelm Hansen, and Unión Musicak Ediciones.
"The formation of (Music Sales will allow us to expand the availability and distribution of Musicc Sales product inNorth America," said Musicc Sales Group chairman and managing director Robert Wise. "Hakl Leonard is not only our provenh partner, but also the print publisherr with the most extensivedistribution network."
The transaction expands the relationship between the two which currently operate an Internegt joint venture to sell sheetmusic online. Through the new joint venture, called Music Salexs America, Hal Leonard, the world's largesft sheet music publisher, will exclusively distribute publications produced by Music Sales Group, with Hal Leonare contributing some of the creative input to the publications. As part of the long-termm deal, Hal Leonard also gainsd exclusive distribution rights to the entire cataloghof , the U.S. operations of London-basedc Music Sales Group.
The transaction also makes Hal Leonard the exclusivew distributor of other publishers represented by Music Sales NewYork City-based Music Sales publishes songbooks and sheet music for popular music artists such as AC/DC, Tori Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Paul Simonh and Cat Stevens. Music Sales America will also distributs in North America publications from the classicao imprints within the MusicSales Group, including Bosworth Co., Chester Music, Novello & Company, J.Curwen & Edition Wilhelm Hansen, and Unión Musicak Ediciones.
"The formation of (Music Sales will allow us to expand the availability and distribution of Musicc Sales product inNorth America," said Musicc Sales Group chairman and managing director Robert Wise. "Hakl Leonard is not only our provenh partner, but also the print publisherr with the most extensivedistribution network."
Monday, February 13, 2012
NCR refutes criticism from Ohio officials - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The (NYSE: NCR) when Dayton-area and Ohio leaderes tried to contact the company about rumors it was leaving saying NCR often did not return callsor e-mails. NCR issued a statemen Wednesday, stating its side of things and implyinhg its level of interaction with local and state officials was misrepresented byarea “We have met regularly with state of Ohio and Dayton officials to discuss the business environmenty and NCR’s requirements. The decision was not made solel onsingle factors, such as financialo incentives. It was based on a very careful and comprehensiv e situation analysis of our employmentr centers using independent thirdparty data,” according to NCR.
“Thse broad range of criteria used for the review of the locationds includedavailable workforce, infrastructure, incentives given, the governmenr tax structure and benefits to NCR employees, futurr employees and stakeholders.” Company spokespeople would not provide specificz of meetings with government officials and refused to disclose when their analysis begamn or where Ohio ranked in that analysis. The statemenrt comes after officials from the city of Montgomery County and Ohio gathered on the footsteps of the Old Courtf House in downtown Daytojn Tuesday toslam NCR. Lt. Gov.
Lee Fishe said the NCR stands for “No opportunityy to Communicateor Respond,” and officialxs joined in by telling reporters that all their effortsz to engage the company durinfg the past two years were Fisher said NCR was one of the firstt companies Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and he reached out to when electedein 2007. Despite numerous the first time Strickland actually talked to Nuti was on the eve of therelocatiom announcement, Fisher said. Nan Whaley, Dayton city commissioner, accused the companyt of failing to convey itstrue intentions. City officials laid out a timetabler they say shows the company was not as responsiv e the requests for meetings as it shouldshave been.
According to the city of Dayton: In October 2008, Dayton officials requested a meetingg with the highest ranking local NCR but that was deniedby NCR. • In Januaryu 2009, the city tried to get a but wasunable to. • In February, city and state officials had a meetingh with three company officials in They were supposed to meet with Chieft Executive OfficerBill Nuti, but he did not • On April 20, a meeting with state, county and city officialas took place with NCR officials, which was a pre-meeting for another planned April meeting. • NCR cancelexd the second April meeting and rescheduledfor May. • NCR then cancelesd the May meeting.
Dayton did not provide meeting dates prioe toOctober 2008.
The (NYSE: NCR) when Dayton-area and Ohio leaderes tried to contact the company about rumors it was leaving saying NCR often did not return callsor e-mails. NCR issued a statemen Wednesday, stating its side of things and implyinhg its level of interaction with local and state officials was misrepresented byarea “We have met regularly with state of Ohio and Dayton officials to discuss the business environmenty and NCR’s requirements. The decision was not made solel onsingle factors, such as financialo incentives. It was based on a very careful and comprehensiv e situation analysis of our employmentr centers using independent thirdparty data,” according to NCR.
“Thse broad range of criteria used for the review of the locationds includedavailable workforce, infrastructure, incentives given, the governmenr tax structure and benefits to NCR employees, futurr employees and stakeholders.” Company spokespeople would not provide specificz of meetings with government officials and refused to disclose when their analysis begamn or where Ohio ranked in that analysis. The statemenrt comes after officials from the city of Montgomery County and Ohio gathered on the footsteps of the Old Courtf House in downtown Daytojn Tuesday toslam NCR. Lt. Gov.
Lee Fishe said the NCR stands for “No opportunityy to Communicateor Respond,” and officialxs joined in by telling reporters that all their effortsz to engage the company durinfg the past two years were Fisher said NCR was one of the firstt companies Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and he reached out to when electedein 2007. Despite numerous the first time Strickland actually talked to Nuti was on the eve of therelocatiom announcement, Fisher said. Nan Whaley, Dayton city commissioner, accused the companyt of failing to convey itstrue intentions. City officials laid out a timetabler they say shows the company was not as responsiv e the requests for meetings as it shouldshave been.
According to the city of Dayton: In October 2008, Dayton officials requested a meetingg with the highest ranking local NCR but that was deniedby NCR. • In Januaryu 2009, the city tried to get a but wasunable to. • In February, city and state officials had a meetingh with three company officials in They were supposed to meet with Chieft Executive OfficerBill Nuti, but he did not • On April 20, a meeting with state, county and city officialas took place with NCR officials, which was a pre-meeting for another planned April meeting. • NCR cancelexd the second April meeting and rescheduledfor May. • NCR then cancelesd the May meeting.
Dayton did not provide meeting dates prioe toOctober 2008.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Hawaiian quilts bring out unique designs from the islands - The Coloradoan
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Hawaiian quilts bring out unique designs from the islands The Coloradoan 16 - Guest curator Elizabeth Akana will offer a free, pre-opening lecture about the history of Hawaiian quilts on Feb. 16. She will also discuss and showcase quilts from her private collection that are not featured in the exhibition. |
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Gustav-Werner-Stift strebt Umwelt-Zertifikat an - suedkurier.de
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Gustav-Werner-Stift strebt Umwelt-Zertifikat an suedkurier.de „Was die Stadt im Großen kann, können wir auch im Kleinen“, eröffnet Ulrich Gresch, Leiter der Bruderhaus-Diakonie Altenhilfe Bodensee-Oberschwaben, den Neujahrsempfang im Gustav-Werner-Stift. Als Ehrengast fungierte Gerhard Schöll, ... |
Monday, February 6, 2012
Florida Blue insurance stores to open in Tampa, Orlando this year - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The stores offer a products and plans, dental and life and health savings account-compatible coverage. They also offer wellness-related servicezs such as smoking cessation and weight management programs. The first Florida Blue store opened in Februaruy 2007 in Jacksonville at a costof $300,000-$500,000 for The company opened a second opened in January 2008 in Pembroke Pines, just outsidew Fort Lauderdale. “Our goal is to add severapl Florida Blue stores within the next saidLauralee Shapiro, spokeswoman for Jacksonville-based Blue Cross, the larges health insurer in Florida with 32 percenrt of the market and 4.2 million members.
The Orlandok store’s size and location haven’t been determined yet, nor have an architect or contractor been chosen. Blue Cross decided to open a store in Orlando becaus it has a steady influx of new many of whom areage 20-30, said Shapiro, who didn’tg disclose the anticipated cost of opening the The number of employees for the store hasn’y been determined, but they’ll include insurance agents and customer service About 15,000 to 20,000 or up to 50 a day, have visited the 2,500-square-foot Jacksonville store — which employs 10 people — since it openesd two years ago, said Nick Tant, store who declined to reveall the number of policies “We’ve been busy from Visitors to the stores can researcn plans and existing clients can get face-to-face Tant said.
General information seminarx and events alsoare held. The Jacksonville storee mainly deals with individual health care Business has picked up sincse the recession began because many people were used to having benefitss through their employersand aren’t sure how to find coverag e themselves, Tant said. Retail insurance is a niche Blue Crosx expectsto grow, said Shapiro, adding that researchg shows 20- to 40-year-olds and young families are “more comfortable makingv purchases in a retail store environment. The interactive nature makes it easier for consumers to understanx the plan differences and benefitas so they can make thebest decisions.
” Dave COO of Fringe Benefit Planse in Winter Park, doesn’t expect the planned new Floridaq Blue store to affect his Although it will be direct it will offer only Blue Cross And “most consumers are comparison shopper who want access to multiple insurance companied and options,” which is exactly what independenf insurance agents offer, said Gentry, who last year added individual policies. Local insurance specialist LeslieGlogau doesn’f expect to be hurt by the new Florida Blue stor e either. Blue Cross has some affordable she said, and it’s great if the insuret can reach people she can’t.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida won’t be the only insurer with a storefront presencre inCentral Florida. already has two local storefront Guidance Centers that opened inOctobere 2008, said spokeswoman Nancy Hanewinckel. Humanaz is Florida’s largest Medicare healty benefits company with nearlya half-milliob members statewide. However, the Humana staffed with a full-time customere service representative, primarily are aimesd at providing guidance for seniors who have questionss about theirMedicare policies, she said. They also offer senio r exercise andwellness programs.
The stores offer a products and plans, dental and life and health savings account-compatible coverage. They also offer wellness-related servicezs such as smoking cessation and weight management programs. The first Florida Blue store opened in Februaruy 2007 in Jacksonville at a costof $300,000-$500,000 for The company opened a second opened in January 2008 in Pembroke Pines, just outsidew Fort Lauderdale. “Our goal is to add severapl Florida Blue stores within the next saidLauralee Shapiro, spokeswoman for Jacksonville-based Blue Cross, the larges health insurer in Florida with 32 percenrt of the market and 4.2 million members.
The Orlandok store’s size and location haven’t been determined yet, nor have an architect or contractor been chosen. Blue Cross decided to open a store in Orlando becaus it has a steady influx of new many of whom areage 20-30, said Shapiro, who didn’tg disclose the anticipated cost of opening the The number of employees for the store hasn’y been determined, but they’ll include insurance agents and customer service About 15,000 to 20,000 or up to 50 a day, have visited the 2,500-square-foot Jacksonville store — which employs 10 people — since it openesd two years ago, said Nick Tant, store who declined to reveall the number of policies “We’ve been busy from Visitors to the stores can researcn plans and existing clients can get face-to-face Tant said.
General information seminarx and events alsoare held. The Jacksonville storee mainly deals with individual health care Business has picked up sincse the recession began because many people were used to having benefitss through their employersand aren’t sure how to find coverag e themselves, Tant said. Retail insurance is a niche Blue Crosx expectsto grow, said Shapiro, adding that researchg shows 20- to 40-year-olds and young families are “more comfortable makingv purchases in a retail store environment. The interactive nature makes it easier for consumers to understanx the plan differences and benefitas so they can make thebest decisions.
” Dave COO of Fringe Benefit Planse in Winter Park, doesn’t expect the planned new Floridaq Blue store to affect his Although it will be direct it will offer only Blue Cross And “most consumers are comparison shopper who want access to multiple insurance companied and options,” which is exactly what independenf insurance agents offer, said Gentry, who last year added individual policies. Local insurance specialist LeslieGlogau doesn’f expect to be hurt by the new Florida Blue stor e either. Blue Cross has some affordable she said, and it’s great if the insuret can reach people she can’t.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida won’t be the only insurer with a storefront presencre inCentral Florida. already has two local storefront Guidance Centers that opened inOctobere 2008, said spokeswoman Nancy Hanewinckel. Humanaz is Florida’s largest Medicare healty benefits company with nearlya half-milliob members statewide. However, the Humana staffed with a full-time customere service representative, primarily are aimesd at providing guidance for seniors who have questionss about theirMedicare policies, she said. They also offer senio r exercise andwellness programs.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Quiet, please - Sydney Morning Herald
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Sydney Morning Herald | Quiet, please Sydney Morning Herald Of all the wonderful scenes in Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times (1936), one of my favourites has Chaplin's Little Tramp showing off for his girlfriend. In the department store where he works as a nightwatchman, our hero stumbles on a trove of roller ... |
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Yolo County administrator to retire - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Jensen says she is retiring fromthe county’sz top position in order to spend more time with her It’s a “quality-of-life decision,” Jensen said of her decisionh to retire. “This has been one of my best and most rewardinbgjobs ever.” She has been county administrative officed for almost four years and has worked for the count for the past nine years. Jensen has overseen the creation of anexecutivw team, the development of a performance and succession plan for department headsw and an employee recognition and helped establish the parks and human resources, general services and information technology departments and the Office of Emergency Services.
“Sharon has exhibitefd exemplary leadership,” Yolo County Board of Supervisors chairman Mike McGowan said in anews “Our organization has been improved greatlhy from her involvement in development of policies and procedures, and the quality of our greatestr asset, our work force, has also improved But the county, like many in the is facing a budget deficit of about $24 causing the county to curb servicess and laying off some workers. Supervisors will begin a searcgfor Jensen’s replacement. She earned about $192,000p in 2008, the most recent figures available.
Jensen says she is retiring fromthe county’sz top position in order to spend more time with her It’s a “quality-of-life decision,” Jensen said of her decisionh to retire. “This has been one of my best and most rewardinbgjobs ever.” She has been county administrative officed for almost four years and has worked for the count for the past nine years. Jensen has overseen the creation of anexecutivw team, the development of a performance and succession plan for department headsw and an employee recognition and helped establish the parks and human resources, general services and information technology departments and the Office of Emergency Services.
“Sharon has exhibitefd exemplary leadership,” Yolo County Board of Supervisors chairman Mike McGowan said in anews “Our organization has been improved greatlhy from her involvement in development of policies and procedures, and the quality of our greatestr asset, our work force, has also improved But the county, like many in the is facing a budget deficit of about $24 causing the county to curb servicess and laying off some workers. Supervisors will begin a searcgfor Jensen’s replacement. She earned about $192,000p in 2008, the most recent figures available.
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