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quinta-feira, 30 de agosto de 2012
China Manufacturing Teeters Close to Contraction - Businessweek
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quarta-feira, 29 de agosto de 2012
Burgers Over Baghdad: Iraq Welcomes Newfound Fast Food Craze - TIME
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TIME | Burgers Over Baghdad: Iraq Welcomes Newfound Fast Food Craze TIME Hold the lamb kebab, please. In the latest wave of trends to hit the Iraq capital of Baghdad, it's (thankfully) anything but violence. Instead, imagine succulent burgers, pizzas, spicy chicken wings and maybe even a Philly cheesesteak or two. American ... FOOD WEDNESDAY: Burger boom as fast food finds fans in Baghdad |
terça-feira, 28 de agosto de 2012
Report: Doctors' compensation trails inflation - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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In fact, doctors are making less than they did the previouds year when their income is adjustecdfor inflation, the report from Englewood, Colo.-based Compensation for primary-care physicians rose 2 percentr (or decreased 1.73 percen when adjusted for inflation) at a median income of $186,044. Meanwhile, compensation for specialiste rose 2.19 percent (or decreased 1.59 percenyt when adjusted for inflation) with a median income of Inflation in 2008 amounted toa 3.8 percent increase in the U.S. Consumert Price Index. Primary care physicians farefd the worst inthe report.
Among emergency medicine physicians, dermatologists and generao surgeons all reported flat salaries before inflation wasfactored in. Gastroenterologg and pulmonary medicine were amonv the few specialties posting moderate compensatioh gains in2008 -- up 7.38 percent and 6.65 percengt respectively. MGMA represents professional administratorsa and leaders of medical grouppractices nationwide. The organization has 22,50o members who employ 275,000 physicians that provide more than 40 percent of the healtuh care services delivered in theUnited States.
In fact, doctors are making less than they did the previouds year when their income is adjustecdfor inflation, the report from Englewood, Colo.-based Compensation for primary-care physicians rose 2 percentr (or decreased 1.73 percen when adjusted for inflation) at a median income of $186,044. Meanwhile, compensation for specialiste rose 2.19 percent (or decreased 1.59 percenyt when adjusted for inflation) with a median income of Inflation in 2008 amounted toa 3.8 percent increase in the U.S. Consumert Price Index. Primary care physicians farefd the worst inthe report.
Among emergency medicine physicians, dermatologists and generao surgeons all reported flat salaries before inflation wasfactored in. Gastroenterologg and pulmonary medicine were amonv the few specialties posting moderate compensatioh gains in2008 -- up 7.38 percent and 6.65 percengt respectively. MGMA represents professional administratorsa and leaders of medical grouppractices nationwide. The organization has 22,50o members who employ 275,000 physicians that provide more than 40 percent of the healtuh care services delivered in theUnited States.
domingo, 26 de agosto de 2012
Chrysler to restart Kenosha engine plant - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The Auburn Hills-Mich.-based automaker idled all its plants when it filed for Chaptetr 11 bankruptcyApril 30. Chrysler said factorieds in Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Canada and Mexicio would resume operationsJune 29. A Dodg e plant in Detroit had already resumed operations on Chrysler emerged from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy onJune 10, with the company’as assets being transferred to a new corporatiom operated by . The reorganization plan remadew the company into one owned 55 percentt by a unionpensionm trust, 20 percent ownedr by Fiat — a shar that could grow to 35 percent — and the rest ownedx by the governments of the Unitex States and Canada.
Fiat cannot obtain a majorityy stake in Chrysler until all taxpayer fundsware repaid. Chrysler had intended to close its engind plant in Kenosha in 2010 undedthe reorganization.
The Auburn Hills-Mich.-based automaker idled all its plants when it filed for Chaptetr 11 bankruptcyApril 30. Chrysler said factorieds in Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Canada and Mexicio would resume operationsJune 29. A Dodg e plant in Detroit had already resumed operations on Chrysler emerged from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy onJune 10, with the company’as assets being transferred to a new corporatiom operated by . The reorganization plan remadew the company into one owned 55 percentt by a unionpensionm trust, 20 percent ownedr by Fiat — a shar that could grow to 35 percent — and the rest ownedx by the governments of the Unitex States and Canada.
Fiat cannot obtain a majorityy stake in Chrysler until all taxpayer fundsware repaid. Chrysler had intended to close its engind plant in Kenosha in 2010 undedthe reorganization.
sábado, 25 de agosto de 2012
Bernanke to testify on BofA-Merrill deal - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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According to Dow Jones Bernanke is to appear befor e the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform onJune 25. Last to acquire the troubled brokeraged late last year in an effort to savethe U.S. The hearing, conducted by the Housr Committee on Oversight andGovernment Reform, focusesd on federal officials’ role in BofA’sa purchase of Merrill Lynch. BofA . The deal resultecd in BofA’s receiving under the Troublerd AssetRelief Program. BofA has received a total of $45 billio in TARP funds. Lewisx has been under intense pressure from BofA shareholders for not disclosing the depthof Merrill’ s financial difficulties before the merger. Merrillk .
Lawmakers questioned Lewis on reports that he felt pressurede byfederal authorities, including Bernanke and then-Treasury Secretary Henry to go ahead with the deal as Merrill’s losses Lewis testified that BofA contacted officials at the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve in mid-Decembef to inform them that thebank “had serious concerns abouy closing the transaction.” BofA, he said, was considering declaring a “materia l adverse change,” which can allowa an acquirer to back out of a proposed deal.
Lewis testified that Paulsobn toldhim BofA’s management “would or could” be remove if the bank backed out of the When lawmakers pressed him Thursday on the allegec threats by regulators, Lewis said both parties were concerned aboutr making the best decisions for the health of the U.S. economy and BofA. He explainesd that a decision that would harm the economy wouldx also harm BofA because of its massive size and Lewis testified thathe wasn’t intimidated by the threat of losing his job but by the “seriousneszs of the threat” and the ramifications on the overalo economy had an influence on his decision.
“Just six monthsd later, it is easy to forget just how closde to the brink oursystem came,” Lewis said. “I will nevetr forget.”
According to Dow Jones Bernanke is to appear befor e the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform onJune 25. Last to acquire the troubled brokeraged late last year in an effort to savethe U.S. The hearing, conducted by the Housr Committee on Oversight andGovernment Reform, focusesd on federal officials’ role in BofA’sa purchase of Merrill Lynch. BofA . The deal resultecd in BofA’s receiving under the Troublerd AssetRelief Program. BofA has received a total of $45 billio in TARP funds. Lewisx has been under intense pressure from BofA shareholders for not disclosing the depthof Merrill’ s financial difficulties before the merger. Merrillk .
Lawmakers questioned Lewis on reports that he felt pressurede byfederal authorities, including Bernanke and then-Treasury Secretary Henry to go ahead with the deal as Merrill’s losses Lewis testified that BofA contacted officials at the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve in mid-Decembef to inform them that thebank “had serious concerns abouy closing the transaction.” BofA, he said, was considering declaring a “materia l adverse change,” which can allowa an acquirer to back out of a proposed deal.
Lewis testified that Paulsobn toldhim BofA’s management “would or could” be remove if the bank backed out of the When lawmakers pressed him Thursday on the allegec threats by regulators, Lewis said both parties were concerned aboutr making the best decisions for the health of the U.S. economy and BofA. He explainesd that a decision that would harm the economy wouldx also harm BofA because of its massive size and Lewis testified thathe wasn’t intimidated by the threat of losing his job but by the “seriousneszs of the threat” and the ramifications on the overalo economy had an influence on his decision.
“Just six monthsd later, it is easy to forget just how closde to the brink oursystem came,” Lewis said. “I will nevetr forget.”
quinta-feira, 23 de agosto de 2012
The future of The Park in Charlotte - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The sale set for 10 a.m. at the Charlott office of law firm is the thirrd auction for the residential condo project in less than a The foreclosed property at the corner of South Caldwelkl and Third streets has been in and out of federaolbankruptcy court. A signed sales agreement in late 2008 fell apar t after investment partners bickered inopen court. And construction work has been frozen for18 months. The Park is still missinvg its exterior skin and has been exposed to weatherand vandals. “In terms of brokenn developments, there are many across the country in a similar saysLaxson Boyd, a principal at Wisconsin-basec . “But this one has uniquwe aspects. It’s very visible.
” Or, as Charlotte condo developer David Furmanputs it: “It’s a reminder every day of how bleao things are.” Further delay on a sale will likelu lead to more deterioration of the property. “Irt isn’t an asset that can be held until themarkety improves,” Boyd says, adding the auction is “an efforg to accelerate the process.” Boyd is handlinf the sale of The Park for the lender that foreclosexd on the property — , a subsidiary of in Longtime local engineer Pete Verna lost the property after his developmenft company defaulted on $28.5 million owed on a $30.69 millio n construction loan. BB Syndication bought the buildingfor $14.
2 millioh at the property’s second foreclosure auction in It was the only Next month’s sale should be At least 15 suitores have signed up for the auction. “Naked” means therse will be no minimumopening bid, Boyd “All bids will be considered.” That beinh said, BB Syndication reserves the right to rejecty an offer that is too low, he says. The lender would still consider aprivate sale, he Offers have been made but at prices below what BB Syndicatiobn believes the property is worth. An open auctiohn will let the market speak onThe Park’s propee value, Boyd says. “My personal experience in this situationn is the market keepsitselr honest.
” More than 60 inquiries have been made regarding the and 15 parties have pre-registered. On Wednesday, a potentiao bidder was given a tour of the Interest hasbeen widespread, from small privatre investors to investment funds and national developmengt companies. Some hail from California, New York, Georgia and Chicago, but most — about 60% are from the Carolinas. Not on the the city of Charlotte. This Mayor Pat McCrory suggested using The Park for affordablre housing and asked city staffers to lookinto it. But city officialsa said this weekthey won’t be making an The Park is about 55% to 80% constructed, accordinhg to varying estimates.
Summit Shores — the development group that defaulted ona $19 million deal from the tower’zs first foreclosure auction in August pegged completion costs at $12 It will likely take $12 million to $15 million to finishy The Park to Verna’s vision, according to one Floridaa investment group that has previously consideres buying the building.
The sale set for 10 a.m. at the Charlott office of law firm is the thirrd auction for the residential condo project in less than a The foreclosed property at the corner of South Caldwelkl and Third streets has been in and out of federaolbankruptcy court. A signed sales agreement in late 2008 fell apar t after investment partners bickered inopen court. And construction work has been frozen for18 months. The Park is still missinvg its exterior skin and has been exposed to weatherand vandals. “In terms of brokenn developments, there are many across the country in a similar saysLaxson Boyd, a principal at Wisconsin-basec . “But this one has uniquwe aspects. It’s very visible.
” Or, as Charlotte condo developer David Furmanputs it: “It’s a reminder every day of how bleao things are.” Further delay on a sale will likelu lead to more deterioration of the property. “Irt isn’t an asset that can be held until themarkety improves,” Boyd says, adding the auction is “an efforg to accelerate the process.” Boyd is handlinf the sale of The Park for the lender that foreclosexd on the property — , a subsidiary of in Longtime local engineer Pete Verna lost the property after his developmenft company defaulted on $28.5 million owed on a $30.69 millio n construction loan. BB Syndication bought the buildingfor $14.
2 millioh at the property’s second foreclosure auction in It was the only Next month’s sale should be At least 15 suitores have signed up for the auction. “Naked” means therse will be no minimumopening bid, Boyd “All bids will be considered.” That beinh said, BB Syndication reserves the right to rejecty an offer that is too low, he says. The lender would still consider aprivate sale, he Offers have been made but at prices below what BB Syndicatiobn believes the property is worth. An open auctiohn will let the market speak onThe Park’s propee value, Boyd says. “My personal experience in this situationn is the market keepsitselr honest.
” More than 60 inquiries have been made regarding the and 15 parties have pre-registered. On Wednesday, a potentiao bidder was given a tour of the Interest hasbeen widespread, from small privatre investors to investment funds and national developmengt companies. Some hail from California, New York, Georgia and Chicago, but most — about 60% are from the Carolinas. Not on the the city of Charlotte. This Mayor Pat McCrory suggested using The Park for affordablre housing and asked city staffers to lookinto it. But city officialsa said this weekthey won’t be making an The Park is about 55% to 80% constructed, accordinhg to varying estimates.
Summit Shores — the development group that defaulted ona $19 million deal from the tower’zs first foreclosure auction in August pegged completion costs at $12 It will likely take $12 million to $15 million to finishy The Park to Verna’s vision, according to one Floridaa investment group that has previously consideres buying the building.
quarta-feira, 22 de agosto de 2012
Med manufacturers expect a bounce-back - South Florida Business Journal:
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The manufacturing of medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnolog treatments has traditionally beena strength. and were founded here and grew into majorr companies beforetheir acquisitions. Codman Neurovascular, a subsidiary, said this montjh it would stop manufacturing at the Cordis plant inMiamui Lakes, shift operations to Juarez, Mexico, and lay off 159 said it would close a former Ivax plan in Doral, shift products to other plantsw and lay off 300. President June Wolfre said this is more a sign of the timese thana long-term Demand for medical products is down because more peoplwe are putting off elective surgeries and cosmetic Wolfe said.
She expects the industry to rebound in the regiobn once the economy starts turning around becaus of good training programs and skilledc workers inthe area. Bob senior VP of business retentiom and recruitmentfor , said the industry should do bettert than the general economy during the slum and rebound afterward. Some companies are still Germany-based plans to hire 50 at its Boca Ratonmanufacturinf plant. Kelly Smallridge, president of the of Palm Beacbh County, said Scripps Florida and the incoming in Jupiter are attractingbiotechnology firms, but the credit crunch has made sealing deals difficult.
“There are some projectas we thought we would close in the last year that we have put on she said. “That’s the case with any projec we’ve been courting that’s been relyingf on external financing.” Sunrise-basedf (NASDAQ: BHRT) was ready to start manufacturing MyoCell fora 390-patieng clinical trial when a lender declared $2.9 milliomn loan in default. Bioheart CEO Howard Leonhardt said in 2000 the company only had test resulte on rabbits forthe product, which uses muscle cellse to help hearts, but raised $10 million in two weeks. Now, he is havinfg a tough time raising lessthan one-third of that despite promising results in early humajn trials.
He hopes to launch a final-stage trial and nearly double its employee courgt of 30 in Sunrise tosupporty production. In the long term, Leonhardt said MyoCell couldc become a treatment for many of the 25 million heartg failurepatients worldwide. In 1986, Leonhardt founded with just two By the time he sold it to in it had550 employees. Bioheart’s board includea William P. Murphy, who founded Cordis in Miami The largest pharmaceutical manufacturer still based and producing inSoutjh Florida, 390-employee (NASDAQ: NOVN), expects local manufacturingt employment to be flat or have modest said Joe Jones, VP of corporates affairs.
“Our lead product, a transdermaol patch called Vivelle-Dot, manufactured right here in South continues to see prescription growtnh and increases in market he said. Miami Dade College is in the second year of offerinfg a biotechnology training program and stil l hears demands for skilled medicalmanufacturing workers, said Davic Paul, the program’s director. MDC has scheduled its first biosciencd career fairfor April. Paul has been fieldint inquiries for trained workers fromthe , which needds hundreds of workers for gene sequencing at its , whichh received an $80 millionj state grant. Companies that analyze DNA and make chemicals also have inquiresd to MDC aboutfinding workers.
“Notg only is it a pretty decentg job market with a number ofavailable jobs,” Paul “but these are skilled jobs and pay highefr than average for entry-level positions.” Stephen director of research for Boca Raton-based , said: “u wouldn’t be surprised if, as you see some manufacturera cut back, other companies come in and take over the He describes the medical manufacturing landscape in Sout h Florida as a cycle of birth, maturation, acquisitionj and rebirth. “A lot of people being laid off have bright ideas for their own he said.
“You’ll have a fresh run of new It is just going to be a real rockyh ride for South Florida in thenear
The manufacturing of medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnolog treatments has traditionally beena strength. and were founded here and grew into majorr companies beforetheir acquisitions. Codman Neurovascular, a subsidiary, said this montjh it would stop manufacturing at the Cordis plant inMiamui Lakes, shift operations to Juarez, Mexico, and lay off 159 said it would close a former Ivax plan in Doral, shift products to other plantsw and lay off 300. President June Wolfre said this is more a sign of the timese thana long-term Demand for medical products is down because more peoplwe are putting off elective surgeries and cosmetic Wolfe said.
She expects the industry to rebound in the regiobn once the economy starts turning around becaus of good training programs and skilledc workers inthe area. Bob senior VP of business retentiom and recruitmentfor , said the industry should do bettert than the general economy during the slum and rebound afterward. Some companies are still Germany-based plans to hire 50 at its Boca Ratonmanufacturinf plant. Kelly Smallridge, president of the of Palm Beacbh County, said Scripps Florida and the incoming in Jupiter are attractingbiotechnology firms, but the credit crunch has made sealing deals difficult.
“There are some projectas we thought we would close in the last year that we have put on she said. “That’s the case with any projec we’ve been courting that’s been relyingf on external financing.” Sunrise-basedf (NASDAQ: BHRT) was ready to start manufacturing MyoCell fora 390-patieng clinical trial when a lender declared $2.9 milliomn loan in default. Bioheart CEO Howard Leonhardt said in 2000 the company only had test resulte on rabbits forthe product, which uses muscle cellse to help hearts, but raised $10 million in two weeks. Now, he is havinfg a tough time raising lessthan one-third of that despite promising results in early humajn trials.
He hopes to launch a final-stage trial and nearly double its employee courgt of 30 in Sunrise tosupporty production. In the long term, Leonhardt said MyoCell couldc become a treatment for many of the 25 million heartg failurepatients worldwide. In 1986, Leonhardt founded with just two By the time he sold it to in it had550 employees. Bioheart’s board includea William P. Murphy, who founded Cordis in Miami The largest pharmaceutical manufacturer still based and producing inSoutjh Florida, 390-employee (NASDAQ: NOVN), expects local manufacturingt employment to be flat or have modest said Joe Jones, VP of corporates affairs.
“Our lead product, a transdermaol patch called Vivelle-Dot, manufactured right here in South continues to see prescription growtnh and increases in market he said. Miami Dade College is in the second year of offerinfg a biotechnology training program and stil l hears demands for skilled medicalmanufacturing workers, said Davic Paul, the program’s director. MDC has scheduled its first biosciencd career fairfor April. Paul has been fieldint inquiries for trained workers fromthe , which needds hundreds of workers for gene sequencing at its , whichh received an $80 millionj state grant. Companies that analyze DNA and make chemicals also have inquiresd to MDC aboutfinding workers.
“Notg only is it a pretty decentg job market with a number ofavailable jobs,” Paul “but these are skilled jobs and pay highefr than average for entry-level positions.” Stephen director of research for Boca Raton-based , said: “u wouldn’t be surprised if, as you see some manufacturera cut back, other companies come in and take over the He describes the medical manufacturing landscape in Sout h Florida as a cycle of birth, maturation, acquisitionj and rebirth. “A lot of people being laid off have bright ideas for their own he said.
“You’ll have a fresh run of new It is just going to be a real rockyh ride for South Florida in thenear
terça-feira, 21 de agosto de 2012
Before filmmaker Tony Scott jumped to his death from the Vincent Thomas ... - Detroit Free Press
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OregonLive.com | Before filmmaker Tony Scott jumped to his death from the Vincent Thomas ... Detroit Free Press Before filmmaker Tony Scott jumped to his death from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in California on Sunday, he left a series of notes to friends and family members, law enforcement officials say. However, Ed Winter of the Los Angeles County Coroner's ... < br />Tony Scott death: Director 'looked nervous' before jumping off bridge Before Tony Scott died, the director left notes to loved ones Tony Scott Doing Research With Tom Cruise for 'Top Gun 2' Before Death |
domingo, 19 de agosto de 2012
Duplicate systems burn public money - Natchez Democrat
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Duplicate systems burn public money Natchez Democrat Duplicate systems burn public money. Published 12:03am Sunday, August 19, 2012. When politics and common sense face off â€" politics always wins out. Once again the City of Natchez and Adams County are in disagreement over the city-county fire ... |
sábado, 18 de agosto de 2012
Bike Share Delayed Until Spring, Mayor Says - New York Times
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CBS Local | Bike Share Delayed Until Spring, Mayor Says New York Times “The software doesn't work,†the mayor said. “Duh.†“You're not going to put it out until it does work,†he added. By the spring, he added, “hopefully the software will work.†The program was scheduled to begin last month. Shortly after the mayor's ... S oftware Issues Delay Implementation Of NYC's Bike Sharing Program Flat Tire! Mayor Bloomberg Says Citi Bike Share Program Will Not Launch Until ... CitiBike Share Offici » |
sexta-feira, 17 de agosto de 2012
IRS offers tax credits for hiring veterans and youths - bizjournals:
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The economic-stimulus bill added these groups of workers to 10 groupes that previously were coveres under the work opportunitytax credit. To take the businesses must file a certification request withstats work-force agencies by Aug. 17 for unemployed veterans and “disconnected youth” hired betweebn Jan. 1 and July 17, 2009. The IRS has publishedf a revised Form 8850 that employers must use to obtaijthis certification. The tax crediyt for hiring these two types of workers will continuethrough 2010.
To qualifyu as an unemployed veteran, the workedr must have been discharged from the militarg within five years of the day he or she is hirer and have received unemployment benefits for at least four week s during the year before thehiringh date. A “disconnected youth” is is age 16 to 24, lackws basic skills and has not been regularlyt employed orattending school.
The economic-stimulus bill added these groups of workers to 10 groupes that previously were coveres under the work opportunitytax credit. To take the businesses must file a certification request withstats work-force agencies by Aug. 17 for unemployed veterans and “disconnected youth” hired betweebn Jan. 1 and July 17, 2009. The IRS has publishedf a revised Form 8850 that employers must use to obtaijthis certification. The tax crediyt for hiring these two types of workers will continuethrough 2010.
To qualifyu as an unemployed veteran, the workedr must have been discharged from the militarg within five years of the day he or she is hirer and have received unemployment benefits for at least four week s during the year before thehiringh date. A “disconnected youth” is is age 16 to 24, lackws basic skills and has not been regularlyt employed orattending school.
quarta-feira, 15 de agosto de 2012
Consumer groups urge veto of
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and claim HB 1171 would pit the largesrt insurers againstthe smallest, whicb would be hamstrung by regulation. But, durinvg a Wednesday news conference, Brad Ashwell, legislativew advocate for Florida PIRG, said the answer is not deregulation ofall companies. He said that rates need to more closelyt conform toreal risk, and that keepingb rates artificially low, as did for severall years, is not the Walter Dartland, the consumer federation’s executive director, emphasizee that partial or complete deregulation is not the answer, He maintains that the state’s rate review proceszs has been a valuable consumer protectionj tool against arbitrary rate increases.
A practicalo solution would need to involvee a deeper poolof insurers, specifically smalle ones, and higher rates that are regulated, Ashwelpl said. “Florida is in the midst of an economiv crisis, and our residents cannot affors to be caught in a volatil e insurance market faced with erratic rate he said. But, the insured also have to be realisticx about the impact a hurricande would haveon them. Floridians will not be able toavoix assessments. “It’s just a question of how big the assessmentywill be,” Ashwell said.
The bill awaitin Crist’s signature would allow major carriers, such as Statwe Farm, which earlier this year said it woulxdleave Florida, to raise rate unchecked without a guarantee that they would continue writing policiee in the state. Dartland said his organizatiob would encourage State Farm and others to poacjh the customers with theleast risk, leavinfg those with the most for companiex that are least capable of paying out in the evenrt of a storm. “This doesn’t help anybodyu except the few companiesd thatare involved,” he argued. , one of the bill’zs sponsors, Sen.
Michael Bennett, R-Bradenton, asked Insurancs Commissioner Kevin McCarty to resign after McCarty requested that Crisr vetothe bill. During a news conference earlief inthe day, the governor hinted he migh t veto the bill.
and claim HB 1171 would pit the largesrt insurers againstthe smallest, whicb would be hamstrung by regulation. But, durinvg a Wednesday news conference, Brad Ashwell, legislativew advocate for Florida PIRG, said the answer is not deregulation ofall companies. He said that rates need to more closelyt conform toreal risk, and that keepingb rates artificially low, as did for severall years, is not the Walter Dartland, the consumer federation’s executive director, emphasizee that partial or complete deregulation is not the answer, He maintains that the state’s rate review proceszs has been a valuable consumer protectionj tool against arbitrary rate increases.
A practicalo solution would need to involvee a deeper poolof insurers, specifically smalle ones, and higher rates that are regulated, Ashwelpl said. “Florida is in the midst of an economiv crisis, and our residents cannot affors to be caught in a volatil e insurance market faced with erratic rate he said. But, the insured also have to be realisticx about the impact a hurricande would haveon them. Floridians will not be able toavoix assessments. “It’s just a question of how big the assessmentywill be,” Ashwell said.
The bill awaitin Crist’s signature would allow major carriers, such as Statwe Farm, which earlier this year said it woulxdleave Florida, to raise rate unchecked without a guarantee that they would continue writing policiee in the state. Dartland said his organizatiob would encourage State Farm and others to poacjh the customers with theleast risk, leavinfg those with the most for companiex that are least capable of paying out in the evenrt of a storm. “This doesn’t help anybodyu except the few companiesd thatare involved,” he argued. , one of the bill’zs sponsors, Sen.
Michael Bennett, R-Bradenton, asked Insurancs Commissioner Kevin McCarty to resign after McCarty requested that Crisr vetothe bill. During a news conference earlief inthe day, the governor hinted he migh t veto the bill.
terça-feira, 14 de agosto de 2012
Science center to expand - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The nonprofit museum is working with DesignCollective Inc. ( ), a Baltimorer architecture firm, to devise conceptual plans fora 60,000-square-foot building that will be constructe d on a grassy piece of land alongh Light Street, adjacent to the center's IMAX theater. Less than a year ago, the sciencwe center exercised an option to purchase theadjoining one-acrwe site from the city for $1, said Richarr M. Hesse, the center's chief financial The new addition will house a main lobbyg andtwo wings, one for the "Dinosaur and Earty Sciences Hall," and the other for "blockbuste traveling exhibits," Hesse said.
"We woul like both wings to be highly visible," he said. "Therse will be a lot of glass ...W would like something on the Inner Harbor that is very Sketches for the proposed building arestilp preliminary, with the height now set at two A parking garage on the othed side of the science center is also being Initial plans show a two-level underground garage on the science center'd current parking area along Key Highway. That component, remains uncertain and is not included inthe $36 millioh price tag. The cost also involves recapturinygand re-arranging some current exhibition space, Hesse said. It is this crowded exhibition space that has fuelerdthe expansion.
"We're busting at the Hesse said. "We can't do the kinds of exhibition thatwe want." The science cented continues to be a popular destination for tourists and area residents. The annual attendancr hovers around 600,000, with the traveling sciencse programreaching 150,000 additional people, Hessew said. But few know abouy the improvements that will soon be A capital campaign for theexpansiobn project, for which construction is expected to stargt early next year, has not officially started. The new buildingv is expected to openin 2003.
The stated has already committed $16 million for the with another $4 million promised by the The science center must match the majorityy of those funds in order toreceivee them. The nonprofit organization has not undertakemn a capital campaign for an expansionh project for more thana decade. In 1988 the center'e IMAX theater opened, drawing a record number of visitoras atthe time. While the expansiom is moving forward, the science center is in the middlof renovations. The IMAX theater is being upgraded toaccommodatre 3-D viewing and is expected to re-open in October.
The refurbishment is being fundedwith $500,00 in state money and $500,000 in science center Design Collective declined to comment on the plannedx addition.
The nonprofit museum is working with DesignCollective Inc. ( ), a Baltimorer architecture firm, to devise conceptual plans fora 60,000-square-foot building that will be constructe d on a grassy piece of land alongh Light Street, adjacent to the center's IMAX theater. Less than a year ago, the sciencwe center exercised an option to purchase theadjoining one-acrwe site from the city for $1, said Richarr M. Hesse, the center's chief financial The new addition will house a main lobbyg andtwo wings, one for the "Dinosaur and Earty Sciences Hall," and the other for "blockbuste traveling exhibits," Hesse said.
"We woul like both wings to be highly visible," he said. "Therse will be a lot of glass ...W would like something on the Inner Harbor that is very Sketches for the proposed building arestilp preliminary, with the height now set at two A parking garage on the othed side of the science center is also being Initial plans show a two-level underground garage on the science center'd current parking area along Key Highway. That component, remains uncertain and is not included inthe $36 millioh price tag. The cost also involves recapturinygand re-arranging some current exhibition space, Hesse said. It is this crowded exhibition space that has fuelerdthe expansion.
"We're busting at the Hesse said. "We can't do the kinds of exhibition thatwe want." The science cented continues to be a popular destination for tourists and area residents. The annual attendancr hovers around 600,000, with the traveling sciencse programreaching 150,000 additional people, Hessew said. But few know abouy the improvements that will soon be A capital campaign for theexpansiobn project, for which construction is expected to stargt early next year, has not officially started. The new buildingv is expected to openin 2003.
The stated has already committed $16 million for the with another $4 million promised by the The science center must match the majorityy of those funds in order toreceivee them. The nonprofit organization has not undertakemn a capital campaign for an expansionh project for more thana decade. In 1988 the center'e IMAX theater opened, drawing a record number of visitoras atthe time. While the expansiom is moving forward, the science center is in the middlof renovations. The IMAX theater is being upgraded toaccommodatre 3-D viewing and is expected to re-open in October.
The refurbishment is being fundedwith $500,00 in state money and $500,000 in science center Design Collective declined to comment on the plannedx addition.
domingo, 12 de agosto de 2012
The Business Journal of Milwaukee: Business Events Calendar
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Once approved, your event listing will appeard on the Calendar untiol the day after the date you entef as itsend date. For if you enter June 8th as your event's end your listing will be removed from the Calendaat 12:00 a.m. on June 9th. Once I list an event, how long does it take beford it is posted to the BusinessEvents Calendar? To maintainj the professional integrity of our each listing must go through an approval process priodr to being posted to the Events Calendar. In most this occurs within a few hours, with the maximum being 24 Can I post my event listing as far in advanc eas I'd like? Yes, you can post eveng listings days, weeks or months in advance.
They will appear on the Calendae until the day afteryour event's end Will my event listing also appear in the prin edition of the Business Journal? No, the Busineszs Events Calendar is an online-only feature; any eventse posted through this system will only appea online. If I want to list a recurrinb eventeach month, do I have to enter each one separately? Yes, each month's event would be considered as a separat e listing. There may be discounts for multiple listings. Please contacf us and a representative will work with you to creat a customized package to suit your Contact information is available from the Can I selecyt more than one category for myevenrt listing?
No, each event listing can only fall under one If more than one category applieas to your event listing, we recommend choosinyg the one that is most If I have a Business Events Calendadr promotional/discount code, can I use it in any of bizjournals' 42 markets No, each promotional/discount code is market-specific and will only work in the markeyt for which it was originally What should I do if I need to make changesz to my event listingf after it has been posted online? Please contactf our local office. Information is available from the Who shoul I contact if I would like to purchasee an event listing over the phoneversus online? Please contac our local office.
Information is availablse fromthe
Once approved, your event listing will appeard on the Calendar untiol the day after the date you entef as itsend date. For if you enter June 8th as your event's end your listing will be removed from the Calendaat 12:00 a.m. on June 9th. Once I list an event, how long does it take beford it is posted to the BusinessEvents Calendar? To maintainj the professional integrity of our each listing must go through an approval process priodr to being posted to the Events Calendar. In most this occurs within a few hours, with the maximum being 24 Can I post my event listing as far in advanc eas I'd like? Yes, you can post eveng listings days, weeks or months in advance.
They will appear on the Calendae until the day afteryour event's end Will my event listing also appear in the prin edition of the Business Journal? No, the Busineszs Events Calendar is an online-only feature; any eventse posted through this system will only appea online. If I want to list a recurrinb eventeach month, do I have to enter each one separately? Yes, each month's event would be considered as a separat e listing. There may be discounts for multiple listings. Please contacf us and a representative will work with you to creat a customized package to suit your Contact information is available from the Can I selecyt more than one category for myevenrt listing?
No, each event listing can only fall under one If more than one category applieas to your event listing, we recommend choosinyg the one that is most If I have a Business Events Calendadr promotional/discount code, can I use it in any of bizjournals' 42 markets No, each promotional/discount code is market-specific and will only work in the markeyt for which it was originally What should I do if I need to make changesz to my event listingf after it has been posted online? Please contactf our local office. Information is available from the Who shoul I contact if I would like to purchasee an event listing over the phoneversus online? Please contac our local office.
Information is availablse fromthe
sábado, 11 de agosto de 2012
Duke comes out ahead in EPA lawsuit in Midwest - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The U.S. District Court for the Southern Districty of Indiana ruled that three plantupgrades won’yt require Duke to install additional pollutionj controls. The facilities are the Gibso n plantin Princeton, Ind., the Beckjordf Station in New Richmond, Ohio, and the Gallagher Station in New Ind. The court ruled in favor of the EPA on two othetr projects at theGallagheer facility. The EPA sued Cinergty Corp. in 1999, alleging the Cincinnati-based company completed projectsthat didn’t qualify as routine maintenance and woul have to upgrade pollution controls to handlw increased emissions. Charlotte-based Duke (NYSE:DUK) bought Cinergyg in 2006.
“Our employees performed work that was commonlyy undertaken in our industry to maintaijn the capability of our facilitiese to deliver reliable and affordable power to our saysMarc Manly, chiecf legal officer for Duke, in a news He adds that Duke has investexd nearly $5 billion in the five states it servess to reduce pollutants. Duke’s operations include the formed CincinnatiGas & Electric Co., Union Heat and Power in Kentucky, and PSI Energy in The company also operates Duke Energy Carolinas.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern Districty of Indiana ruled that three plantupgrades won’yt require Duke to install additional pollutionj controls. The facilities are the Gibso n plantin Princeton, Ind., the Beckjordf Station in New Richmond, Ohio, and the Gallagher Station in New Ind. The court ruled in favor of the EPA on two othetr projects at theGallagheer facility. The EPA sued Cinergty Corp. in 1999, alleging the Cincinnati-based company completed projectsthat didn’t qualify as routine maintenance and woul have to upgrade pollution controls to handlw increased emissions. Charlotte-based Duke (NYSE:DUK) bought Cinergyg in 2006.
“Our employees performed work that was commonlyy undertaken in our industry to maintaijn the capability of our facilitiese to deliver reliable and affordable power to our saysMarc Manly, chiecf legal officer for Duke, in a news He adds that Duke has investexd nearly $5 billion in the five states it servess to reduce pollutants. Duke’s operations include the formed CincinnatiGas & Electric Co., Union Heat and Power in Kentucky, and PSI Energy in The company also operates Duke Energy Carolinas.
sexta-feira, 10 de agosto de 2012
Boeing to acquire eXMeritus - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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which sells secure hardware and software to the governmeny and law enforcement for anundisclosed sum. Executives at Boeing (NYSE: BA) say the purchase will help extend its abilityg to serve the federal cyber securit andintelligence markets. “The addition of eXMeritus to our team is a strong enhancement to the Boeing capabilities developed through yearzs of experience on secure networks for some of the most complex systemzs in nationalsecurity today,” said Boeing Integratexd Defense Systems President and CEO Jim Fairfax-based eXMeritus is the fourth company that Boeingt will add to its security- and intelligence-related linesx of business since 2008.
Last year Boeing acquiredd Germantown, Md.-based Digital Receiver Technology, Herndon, Va.-based Ravenwingt and D.C.-based . eXMeritus, founded in will add fewer than 30 employeesto Boeing’s Integrated Defense Systems’ Network and Space Systems unit. The company’s productds are certified and accredited bythe U.S. government to operat on the government’s trusted Boeing said the transaction, expected to close by the endof won’t affect Boeing’s financial guidance. Boeing’s Integratecd Defense Systems unit, headquarteredx in St. Louis, is a $32 billiohn business with 70,000 employees worldwide.
which sells secure hardware and software to the governmeny and law enforcement for anundisclosed sum. Executives at Boeing (NYSE: BA) say the purchase will help extend its abilityg to serve the federal cyber securit andintelligence markets. “The addition of eXMeritus to our team is a strong enhancement to the Boeing capabilities developed through yearzs of experience on secure networks for some of the most complex systemzs in nationalsecurity today,” said Boeing Integratexd Defense Systems President and CEO Jim Fairfax-based eXMeritus is the fourth company that Boeingt will add to its security- and intelligence-related linesx of business since 2008.
Last year Boeing acquiredd Germantown, Md.-based Digital Receiver Technology, Herndon, Va.-based Ravenwingt and D.C.-based . eXMeritus, founded in will add fewer than 30 employeesto Boeing’s Integrated Defense Systems’ Network and Space Systems unit. The company’s productds are certified and accredited bythe U.S. government to operat on the government’s trusted Boeing said the transaction, expected to close by the endof won’t affect Boeing’s financial guidance. Boeing’s Integratecd Defense Systems unit, headquarteredx in St. Louis, is a $32 billiohn business with 70,000 employees worldwide.
quarta-feira, 8 de agosto de 2012
Animal Attraction: America's Top 10 Pet-Friendly Properties Revealed - KHOU (blog)
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Animal Attraction: America's Top 10 Pet-Friendly Properties Revealed KHOU (blog) TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel site*, today announced the results of its pet travel survey of more than 1000 U.S. animal-owners, together with the Top 10 properties in the U.S. that allow pets, according to the TripAdvisor Popularity Index ... |
terça-feira, 7 de agosto de 2012
GDP shrinks in early 2009, but less than in late 2008 - Kansas City Business Journal:
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percent in the first quarter of thesaid Friday. The drop was less than the 6.3 percenft decrease in the final quarterof 2008. It also was less severde than the 6.1 percent decliner that the Commerce Department’s forecast a monthu ago, based on partial data. GDP measure s total goods and services produces inthe nation. “The decrease in real GDP in the first quartefr primarily reflected negative contributionsfrom exports, equipment and private inventory investment, nonresidential structures and residential fixed investment that were partlt offset by a positive contribution from personal-consumption BEA said in a statement “Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculatiomn of GDP, decreased.
” Personal-consumption spending rose 1.5 percenrt in the quarter, comparede with a 4.3 percent drop in the previous quarter. BEA cited that in explaining whythe nation’s GDP decline d less in the first quarter than in the fourthb quarter. It also cited a larger decreasin imports. The fourth-quarter GDP was the nation’s largest sincew the mid-1980s. .
percent in the first quarter of thesaid Friday. The drop was less than the 6.3 percenft decrease in the final quarterof 2008. It also was less severde than the 6.1 percent decliner that the Commerce Department’s forecast a monthu ago, based on partial data. GDP measure s total goods and services produces inthe nation. “The decrease in real GDP in the first quartefr primarily reflected negative contributionsfrom exports, equipment and private inventory investment, nonresidential structures and residential fixed investment that were partlt offset by a positive contribution from personal-consumption BEA said in a statement “Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculatiomn of GDP, decreased.
” Personal-consumption spending rose 1.5 percenrt in the quarter, comparede with a 4.3 percent drop in the previous quarter. BEA cited that in explaining whythe nation’s GDP decline d less in the first quarter than in the fourthb quarter. It also cited a larger decreasin imports. The fourth-quarter GDP was the nation’s largest sincew the mid-1980s. .
segunda-feira, 6 de agosto de 2012
Terry Bassham Executive Profile
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Mr. Bassham previously was ExecutiveVice President, CFO and Chief Administrativse Officer for El Paso Electrifc Company (EPE) in El Texas. In those roles, he oversaw EPE treasury, regulatory and administrative Mr. Bassham joined EPE in 1996 as General Counse l and increasingly assumed responsibility for legislative regulatory filings andcorporate governance. His career began in 1985 when he joinesdEl Paso
Mr. Bassham previously was ExecutiveVice President, CFO and Chief Administrativse Officer for El Paso Electrifc Company (EPE) in El Texas. In those roles, he oversaw EPE treasury, regulatory and administrative Mr. Bassham joined EPE in 1996 as General Counse l and increasingly assumed responsibility for legislative regulatory filings andcorporate governance. His career began in 1985 when he joinesdEl Paso
sábado, 4 de agosto de 2012
Attorneys voice concern about employment law changes - South Florida Business Journal:
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The primary driver of the changes is Democrats controlling Congress already started makingt changeslast year, and President-elect Barack Obama has promised more. But, the economi c crisis also raises red flags for employersx who may be contemplating layoffs or other budgey cuts for the first time in The top concerns voicefd by local attorneys include a broader definitionm of disabilities under the Americands with DisabilitiesAct – already in plac e – and the proposed Employee Free Choice Act. “There’sa a lot to keep track of, for any and it will probably continue that way for some saidJoe Fleming, a shareholder with in Starting Jan.
1, employeesa regained rights to sue under a long list of disabilitied the had previouslystruck down. Such visiom problems were originally included inthe ADA, whic passed in 1990, but the high court had said employerw can’t be held liable for correctablde disabilities. The revisions of 2008 nullify the court’z rulings and turn the clock backto 1990. “There’d been a sea change,” Fleming said. “It’s a totaol reversal of what the law was held to be inreceng years.
” Disabilities are defined by the ADA as an impairmenr that “substantially limits one or more of the major life Many business groups opposed the 2008 The said it opposed the bill becausr “it would expand the opportunity for frivolous litigation and destroy the delicatew balance of interests that permitted ADA to be enacted with broas support.” The has tips to help businesses avoir labor law pitfalls at www.dol.gov/dol/audience/aud-employers.htm. Fleming recommends employerds and human resources personnel go to the Web site tosensitizes them. He also advises companies to form an internalk complaint process that must be used beforw filinga lawsuit.
The employment provisions of the ADA do not covert businesses with less than15 employees. And a coveredd employer does not have to provide a reasonablre accommodation that would causean “undue The fate of the Employee Free Choics Act, which would expedite unionb elections, is uncertain, but Fleming and othed labor attorneys said there is wide expectation it will pass. The act wouldf allow employees to form unionse by signing cards authorizingunion representation. It failed to pass the Senatr by a narrow marginlast year. Obama has supported it. Fleming, who representsa employers, said the act is a “veryg bad law.
” He said it is likely to be founs unconstitutional, and be hated by unions and management alike. Starting Jan. 16, employers are requirerd to meet new expectations under the Familu and MedicalLeave Act. Many lawyers and human resources personnel are attending workshops onthe changes, such as one held Jan. 14 at in Fort The most significant change is that employera must provide up to 12 weeks of leave for familyu members of military personnel dealing with certaij matters arising out of amilitary member’s activse duty status, and up to 26 weeks of leavr in a single 12-month period to care for a covereed service member recovering from a serious injurty or illness that happened in the line of New changes also affectesd FMLA notice requirements and intermittenrt leave.
Stearns Weaver attorneys Eric Gabrielle and Andrew Rodman advisd clients that job descriptions are more crucialp than ever to protect companieas against FMLA andADA abuses. It is especially important to includw the essential functions ofa job. Layoffs may be a last but many companies in Soutnh Florida have recently been forced to consider SarahLea Tobocman, chairwoman of the immigratiobn practice group at , said immigration issues can be importanr to consider when laying off foreigh nationals with employment-based work visas, particularlyg professionals with H-1B visas. Tobocman said her office has receivefd many calls from clientzs contemplating layoffs insuch situations.
“Ifg the layoff is temporary due to lackof work, employerds can be required to continue paying the foreign she said. “If permanent, the employee must notify the office, and must offe r to pay for a return trip to theirforeigb national’s home country.” Tobocman said the H-1B requirementx on employers reflect the government’s intentiom to assure that the wages and workiny conditions of U.S. workers are not adversely affectes byallowing U.S. employeres to take advantage of foreign workerson H-1B visas, whil at the same time protecting the foreign national.
The primary driver of the changes is Democrats controlling Congress already started makingt changeslast year, and President-elect Barack Obama has promised more. But, the economi c crisis also raises red flags for employersx who may be contemplating layoffs or other budgey cuts for the first time in The top concerns voicefd by local attorneys include a broader definitionm of disabilities under the Americands with DisabilitiesAct – already in plac e – and the proposed Employee Free Choice Act. “There’sa a lot to keep track of, for any and it will probably continue that way for some saidJoe Fleming, a shareholder with in Starting Jan.
1, employeesa regained rights to sue under a long list of disabilitied the had previouslystruck down. Such visiom problems were originally included inthe ADA, whic passed in 1990, but the high court had said employerw can’t be held liable for correctablde disabilities. The revisions of 2008 nullify the court’z rulings and turn the clock backto 1990. “There’d been a sea change,” Fleming said. “It’s a totaol reversal of what the law was held to be inreceng years.
” Disabilities are defined by the ADA as an impairmenr that “substantially limits one or more of the major life Many business groups opposed the 2008 The said it opposed the bill becausr “it would expand the opportunity for frivolous litigation and destroy the delicatew balance of interests that permitted ADA to be enacted with broas support.” The has tips to help businesses avoir labor law pitfalls at www.dol.gov/dol/audience/aud-employers.htm. Fleming recommends employerds and human resources personnel go to the Web site tosensitizes them. He also advises companies to form an internalk complaint process that must be used beforw filinga lawsuit.
The employment provisions of the ADA do not covert businesses with less than15 employees. And a coveredd employer does not have to provide a reasonablre accommodation that would causean “undue The fate of the Employee Free Choics Act, which would expedite unionb elections, is uncertain, but Fleming and othed labor attorneys said there is wide expectation it will pass. The act wouldf allow employees to form unionse by signing cards authorizingunion representation. It failed to pass the Senatr by a narrow marginlast year. Obama has supported it. Fleming, who representsa employers, said the act is a “veryg bad law.
” He said it is likely to be founs unconstitutional, and be hated by unions and management alike. Starting Jan. 16, employers are requirerd to meet new expectations under the Familu and MedicalLeave Act. Many lawyers and human resources personnel are attending workshops onthe changes, such as one held Jan. 14 at in Fort The most significant change is that employera must provide up to 12 weeks of leave for familyu members of military personnel dealing with certaij matters arising out of amilitary member’s activse duty status, and up to 26 weeks of leavr in a single 12-month period to care for a covereed service member recovering from a serious injurty or illness that happened in the line of New changes also affectesd FMLA notice requirements and intermittenrt leave.
Stearns Weaver attorneys Eric Gabrielle and Andrew Rodman advisd clients that job descriptions are more crucialp than ever to protect companieas against FMLA andADA abuses. It is especially important to includw the essential functions ofa job. Layoffs may be a last but many companies in Soutnh Florida have recently been forced to consider SarahLea Tobocman, chairwoman of the immigratiobn practice group at , said immigration issues can be importanr to consider when laying off foreigh nationals with employment-based work visas, particularlyg professionals with H-1B visas. Tobocman said her office has receivefd many calls from clientzs contemplating layoffs insuch situations.
“Ifg the layoff is temporary due to lackof work, employerds can be required to continue paying the foreign she said. “If permanent, the employee must notify the office, and must offe r to pay for a return trip to theirforeigb national’s home country.” Tobocman said the H-1B requirementx on employers reflect the government’s intentiom to assure that the wages and workiny conditions of U.S. workers are not adversely affectes byallowing U.S. employeres to take advantage of foreign workerson H-1B visas, whil at the same time protecting the foreign national.
sexta-feira, 3 de agosto de 2012
Twitter, LinkedIn play role in finding a job, displaying your tech smarts - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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For years, I have been preaching a job search strategyh promoting the thought that if you travekl allavenues simultaneously, you are more likel to find your destination. At no time has this approachy been more critical than today with so many people looking for Although we seem to have no problemm accepting the concept of reinventinhour images, there exists a large group of candidates who turn away from more intimidating Simply, some are unwilling to enter the wilderness of unknownb technologies. Baby boomers are most often risk-averse when it comes to job searchh technologies, thereby fulfilling the prophecy ofcareer obsolescence.
It is far more difficulft for a CFO to admithe doesn’tr use Twitter because he’s expected to know what it is. And I meet candidatexs daily who assure me they are linkeed inat church, though they’ll sheepishly acknowledge that’zs not what I asked. If your replie s are “what’s that?” or “not then you are dangerously stalling your job Connecting to colleagues online brings benefitsa tojob seekers, yet many harbor fears so they stay I, too, was afraid of new technologies becauser I didn’t want to face But once I began to discover job openings on tech toolzs that didn’t exist in 2005, I couldn’t affordd to be the one excluded.
For me, these are most LinkedIn (linkedin.com) has more than 35 million members in more than 140 Most are adultsand employed. Executives from all Fortune 500 companied areon LinkedIn. Most have disclosed what they do andwherde they’ve worked in the past. To job seekersx looking to researcha company’s decision makers, look no furtherr than LinkedIn. It can offer great informationb forthe interview. But it is as importan to be seen, as it is to be able to locatse and learnabout others. If a human resourcea officer wants to research a prospective executivebut doesn’t see him on she may feel he won’t be on the leading edge.
With LinkedIn, you can join discussio n groups, answer questions submittedx by President Barack spread the wordthat you’rew in the job market (no stigma if done properly) and secure endorsements from your It is imperative that you create a profile. I recommend a professionally done head-and-shoulders photo accompany it. A health-cares company from Albany, N.Y., recently called my firm in its searcy for asales representative. We had a great candidated who had retained us for coaching earlierthat day. Not activelg job hunting, she had no and when I called the company they almost passedon her. Getting I suggested the employer review and accept herLinkedIn profile.
The following day they met. We caughyt up with creating her resume, which is far more but a LinkedIn presencd openedthe door. Twittee (twitter.com) was born just three years ago from the geniue of two young men in San Unlike LinkedIn, Twitter is a living entity reminiscen of the original Web chat rooms with a slighr delay. Within the Twitter communities, those with commonalitg of purpose and motive tend to When you sign up with you secure a screen name and can use it to post and receivw messages to a networkof contacts. Instead of sendinf a dozen e-mails or text you send one message to yourTwitte account, and the service distributes the communicatioh to your friends.
Members use Twitter to organize carry on agroup conversation, or send a quick update. You selectively follow the folkx who provide valuable information to your job searchj and others inevitablyfollow you. Whils I find it enjoyable to follow members of the my sole purpose for participating is to harvest job openingw formy clients. Therer are numerous organizations to follow that can be segmented by I am most intriguedby @job angels, @startuphire.
I find who to followw by scoping out the home pagex of colleagues following those who are likelty to tweet either sage advice or job During aMay seminar, an executive recruiter from Atlantaw helped train our candidates on phone Spending 10 minutes with each job she provided a critique on communicatiojn skills and messaging. We met on Twitter and have forged an alliancr out ofcommon interests. No doubt, this is only one storuy of collaboration what could be more fulfilling for the isolatesdjob seeker.
Some word of caution: Twitterr can be very casual and, should you engage with folksd in enjoyableconversation alone, you might be thinkl that no one else will read your That would be a Much like e-mail, instant messaging blogs, and LinkedIj discussions, anything on Twitter is storex in some permanent Internet Data security folks have mentioned blocking and privacy devices, but I would never take the
For years, I have been preaching a job search strategyh promoting the thought that if you travekl allavenues simultaneously, you are more likel to find your destination. At no time has this approachy been more critical than today with so many people looking for Although we seem to have no problemm accepting the concept of reinventinhour images, there exists a large group of candidates who turn away from more intimidating Simply, some are unwilling to enter the wilderness of unknownb technologies. Baby boomers are most often risk-averse when it comes to job searchh technologies, thereby fulfilling the prophecy ofcareer obsolescence.
It is far more difficulft for a CFO to admithe doesn’tr use Twitter because he’s expected to know what it is. And I meet candidatexs daily who assure me they are linkeed inat church, though they’ll sheepishly acknowledge that’zs not what I asked. If your replie s are “what’s that?” or “not then you are dangerously stalling your job Connecting to colleagues online brings benefitsa tojob seekers, yet many harbor fears so they stay I, too, was afraid of new technologies becauser I didn’t want to face But once I began to discover job openings on tech toolzs that didn’t exist in 2005, I couldn’t affordd to be the one excluded.
For me, these are most LinkedIn (linkedin.com) has more than 35 million members in more than 140 Most are adultsand employed. Executives from all Fortune 500 companied areon LinkedIn. Most have disclosed what they do andwherde they’ve worked in the past. To job seekersx looking to researcha company’s decision makers, look no furtherr than LinkedIn. It can offer great informationb forthe interview. But it is as importan to be seen, as it is to be able to locatse and learnabout others. If a human resourcea officer wants to research a prospective executivebut doesn’t see him on she may feel he won’t be on the leading edge.
With LinkedIn, you can join discussio n groups, answer questions submittedx by President Barack spread the wordthat you’rew in the job market (no stigma if done properly) and secure endorsements from your It is imperative that you create a profile. I recommend a professionally done head-and-shoulders photo accompany it. A health-cares company from Albany, N.Y., recently called my firm in its searcy for asales representative. We had a great candidated who had retained us for coaching earlierthat day. Not activelg job hunting, she had no and when I called the company they almost passedon her. Getting I suggested the employer review and accept herLinkedIn profile.
The following day they met. We caughyt up with creating her resume, which is far more but a LinkedIn presencd openedthe door. Twittee (twitter.com) was born just three years ago from the geniue of two young men in San Unlike LinkedIn, Twitter is a living entity reminiscen of the original Web chat rooms with a slighr delay. Within the Twitter communities, those with commonalitg of purpose and motive tend to When you sign up with you secure a screen name and can use it to post and receivw messages to a networkof contacts. Instead of sendinf a dozen e-mails or text you send one message to yourTwitte account, and the service distributes the communicatioh to your friends.
Members use Twitter to organize carry on agroup conversation, or send a quick update. You selectively follow the folkx who provide valuable information to your job searchj and others inevitablyfollow you. Whils I find it enjoyable to follow members of the my sole purpose for participating is to harvest job openingw formy clients. Therer are numerous organizations to follow that can be segmented by I am most intriguedby @job angels, @startuphire.
I find who to followw by scoping out the home pagex of colleagues following those who are likelty to tweet either sage advice or job During aMay seminar, an executive recruiter from Atlantaw helped train our candidates on phone Spending 10 minutes with each job she provided a critique on communicatiojn skills and messaging. We met on Twitter and have forged an alliancr out ofcommon interests. No doubt, this is only one storuy of collaboration what could be more fulfilling for the isolatesdjob seeker.
Some word of caution: Twitterr can be very casual and, should you engage with folksd in enjoyableconversation alone, you might be thinkl that no one else will read your That would be a Much like e-mail, instant messaging blogs, and LinkedIj discussions, anything on Twitter is storex in some permanent Internet Data security folks have mentioned blocking and privacy devices, but I would never take the
quarta-feira, 1 de agosto de 2012
United Way announced campaign goal - Dayton Business Journal:
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million. Campaign Chair Robert Curry, of , said he was confideny the United Way would be able to make the goal this time though it wouldbe challenging. “Wre know the economy is difficult,” Curry said. “But the needs have and the board did not feel it would send a positives message to lower the Curry said The United Way would need to broadenh itscontributer base, target unfamiliar small businessed as well as asking for more from currenft contributers to meet the campaign goal.
Earliere this week, United Way President and Chief Executiv Officer Marc Levy announced he would be leavinyg the organization during the in October, to become the CEO at United Way of the which operates in the area surroundinb Portland, Ore. Curry said while Levy woulds be missed, the United Way alreadgy has made progress and expects to have a solid jump on its goal by Octoberr and be even closetby Thanksgiving. “We’re pretty far down the track,” Currh said. “We already have a game plan, and I think we’re already well in the process.” Curry said regardless of Levy’sa departure it was going to be difficult to earn the campaign goal.
Going into the the United Way already face anearly $800,000 shortfall because of major contributin g companies, such as GM), announcing plans to move out of the area. The Uniter Way will officially announce the goal at its United Live IV concert Friday at the Frazer Pavilionin Kettering. Tickets are $15.
million. Campaign Chair Robert Curry, of , said he was confideny the United Way would be able to make the goal this time though it wouldbe challenging. “Wre know the economy is difficult,” Curry said. “But the needs have and the board did not feel it would send a positives message to lower the Curry said The United Way would need to broadenh itscontributer base, target unfamiliar small businessed as well as asking for more from currenft contributers to meet the campaign goal.
Earliere this week, United Way President and Chief Executiv Officer Marc Levy announced he would be leavinyg the organization during the in October, to become the CEO at United Way of the which operates in the area surroundinb Portland, Ore. Curry said while Levy woulds be missed, the United Way alreadgy has made progress and expects to have a solid jump on its goal by Octoberr and be even closetby Thanksgiving. “We’re pretty far down the track,” Currh said. “We already have a game plan, and I think we’re already well in the process.” Curry said regardless of Levy’sa departure it was going to be difficult to earn the campaign goal.
Going into the the United Way already face anearly $800,000 shortfall because of major contributin g companies, such as GM), announcing plans to move out of the area. The Uniter Way will officially announce the goal at its United Live IV concert Friday at the Frazer Pavilionin Kettering. Tickets are $15.
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