Nearly Deported Student Illustrates Greater Immigration Problem New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV The faces here illustrate that this is a multi-national problem. Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez weighed in on the larger situation, "This is not the first case. I believe we have to fix a system that is broken." Elizabeth Lee of the Coalition for Asian ... |
Friday, September 30, 2011
Nearly Deported Student Illustrates Greater Immigration Problem - New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
European shares trim losses on Greece aid hopes - Reuters
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AFP | European shares trim losses on Greece aid hopes Reuters LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - European shares cut losses on Wednesday on hopes Greece's lenders could release aid for the country after inspecting austerity plans, although investors stayed cautious on worries how countries will vote on ... European Stocks Slide as Man Tum! bles; US Index Futures Gain GLOBAL MARKETS: European Stocks Off Lows After Finnish Vote |
Monday, September 26, 2011
5 Who Thrive: Leather Soul sees Rodeo Drive as the perfect fit - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Park plans to open his secons store later this year in Beverly just off prestigiousRodeo He’s also looking to doublse his space at the this year, less than two yearsa after moving in. Park’zs growth has stemmed from a carefu cultivation of customers andvendors — he’d the only authorized retailer for several brandsa — and a savvy use of technologuy to promote a traditional, low-tech product. Part of Park’x strategy to expand his 5-year-old business has been to nurturr his, and the store’s, reputation as an expert in men’s shoea and fashion.
And he’s undeterred by the recession, even thoughy the shoes he sells retaikl upwardsof $500 per pair. “I’mk 100 percent confident I’m goin to do well,” he said of the California move. He has done his and met with his onlinr clients to make sure that the market is Leather Soul had revenuesof $1.3 millioj last year — 35 percent of that from Internet sales which exceeded Park’s goal by 30 percent. This year he wantws to best that by another30 percent. He’sx financing the expansion to Beverly Hills with his own with assistance from Bank of Hawaii and help from somechildhoodx friends.
The brands at Leather Soul the American-made Alden; British brands Edward Green, John Lobb and Gazianop & Girling, and the Frenchu label J.M. Weston — are not available anywherre elsein Hawaii. “The products I sell, they’res all the best quality,” he “Even in a bad economy, people still want good The decision to go to the Los Angelees area came about after the sales representativefrom Massachusetts-basee Alden approached Park aboutt an opportunity to take over the shoe departmen t of a well-known men’s store in Beverly Hills.
The compangy had a dealer in Northern California, but no presence in the southern part of the Park met with people fromthe store, whicy he declined to name, and thoughtt it seemed like a good But then, while driving arounde the neighborhood, he began to notice a lot of vacany retail space. “If you thinmk Hawaii is bad, it’s twicr as bad in L.A.,” he said. “I just thoughtr there must be some opportunity for a good He returned to Los Angeles amonth later, met with real estatw brokers and began looking at retail The place he picked was one that he just upon, a historic buildingy at the corner of Rodeo Drivew and Little Santa Monica Boulevard.
The ground-floor space is also next to a shoe-repaird shop. Park found that landlords are much more willinfg to negotiate in this economy than they were just a coupl ofyears ago. A half-dozen retail spaces on Rodeo Drive, less than a block from the one Park is are listed for lease withrent “negotiable,” according to Park has signed a letter of inten for a 650-square-foot space and is in negotiationsd for the lease, aiming for a December “The same spot a year-and-a-halvf ago would have been twice as he said. He’s also talking with the Festival Cos.
, whicn manages the Royal Hawaiiajn Center, about moving to a space that’s twicee the size of his 600-square-foot store on the thirsd level ofBuilding A.
Park plans to open his secons store later this year in Beverly just off prestigiousRodeo He’s also looking to doublse his space at the this year, less than two yearsa after moving in. Park’zs growth has stemmed from a carefu cultivation of customers andvendors — he’d the only authorized retailer for several brandsa — and a savvy use of technologuy to promote a traditional, low-tech product. Part of Park’x strategy to expand his 5-year-old business has been to nurturr his, and the store’s, reputation as an expert in men’s shoea and fashion.
And he’s undeterred by the recession, even thoughy the shoes he sells retaikl upwardsof $500 per pair. “I’mk 100 percent confident I’m goin to do well,” he said of the California move. He has done his and met with his onlinr clients to make sure that the market is Leather Soul had revenuesof $1.3 millioj last year — 35 percent of that from Internet sales which exceeded Park’s goal by 30 percent. This year he wantws to best that by another30 percent. He’sx financing the expansion to Beverly Hills with his own with assistance from Bank of Hawaii and help from somechildhoodx friends.
The brands at Leather Soul the American-made Alden; British brands Edward Green, John Lobb and Gazianop & Girling, and the Frenchu label J.M. Weston — are not available anywherre elsein Hawaii. “The products I sell, they’res all the best quality,” he “Even in a bad economy, people still want good The decision to go to the Los Angelees area came about after the sales representativefrom Massachusetts-basee Alden approached Park aboutt an opportunity to take over the shoe departmen t of a well-known men’s store in Beverly Hills.
The compangy had a dealer in Northern California, but no presence in the southern part of the Park met with people fromthe store, whicy he declined to name, and thoughtt it seemed like a good But then, while driving arounde the neighborhood, he began to notice a lot of vacany retail space. “If you thinmk Hawaii is bad, it’s twicr as bad in L.A.,” he said. “I just thoughtr there must be some opportunity for a good He returned to Los Angeles amonth later, met with real estatw brokers and began looking at retail The place he picked was one that he just upon, a historic buildingy at the corner of Rodeo Drivew and Little Santa Monica Boulevard.
The ground-floor space is also next to a shoe-repaird shop. Park found that landlords are much more willinfg to negotiate in this economy than they were just a coupl ofyears ago. A half-dozen retail spaces on Rodeo Drive, less than a block from the one Park is are listed for lease withrent “negotiable,” according to Park has signed a letter of inten for a 650-square-foot space and is in negotiationsd for the lease, aiming for a December “The same spot a year-and-a-halvf ago would have been twice as he said. He’s also talking with the Festival Cos.
, whicn manages the Royal Hawaiiajn Center, about moving to a space that’s twicee the size of his 600-square-foot store on the thirsd level ofBuilding A.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
ExcelusHR looking to acquire tech-based human resources firms - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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It is a strategy John ExcelusHR CEO, used when he was CEO of from 2003to 2007. Firsgt Advantage — which movede from St. Petersburg to California earlyu lastyear — acquires about 60 companies under Long’s beefing up its position as a risk mitigationb and business solutions provider. Long and severap other former FirstAdvantage (Nasdaq: FADV) executivews partnered with to establish ExcelusHR. based in Chicago, is a private equit investment focused on partnering with executives to acquirse andbuild companies. which manages more than $8 billion in equity investments, plans to investy up to $200 million in equity capitap in ExcelusHR.
“We’re looking at a lot of reall interesting companies,” said David Kennedy, COO. “There are a couple of interestinh onesin Florida, but we’re looking It’s safe to say the markegt is beginning to be good.” Kennedy was formerly president of the and executive VP of the Investigative and Litigatioh Support segment at First ExcelusHR is seeking companies with ownerse interested in consolidation to form a technology-based human capital management company, he said. ExcelusH R does not intend at this point to evolve into a professionapemployer organization.
Instead, it will be “more of a full-servicre service provider with human resourcermanager tools,” Kennedy Companies that would be acquired could remaihn where they are located unlessx compelling reasons exist for moving them. “Wd want to keep the good management and good he said. “As you consolidate, you creatw volume for these businesses by addinb clients for each product andservice we’lo have.” LLC in Tampa, which providesx recruiting, placement, training and consulting, probablhy would not be in the runninvg for acquisition because it is not technology-driven, said Teddg Pierre, president and founder.
“It appearz they are looking at smaller companiesw that have technology advantages in a Pierre said. “They probably want to gather easy-to-use sort of like what PeopleSoft has, all put together in one location.” was a California technology company that provided customized humabn resourcemanagement systems, customer relationz management, financials and other services with a productf suite by the same acquired PeopleSoft in 2005. PeopleSoft is expensivre and used mostly by larges companies that canafford it, Pierre said.
His compan uses a technology provider for itsrecruitinyg application, which could be an application ExcelusHdR would include in its menu of “Let’s say they acquire thesed 10 technology-based companies that then go to a majord company and operate under one umbrella,” he “As they invest capital in the companies and they they get profits. They compete by providing a lacartwe applications.
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It is a strategy John ExcelusHR CEO, used when he was CEO of from 2003to 2007. Firsgt Advantage — which movede from St. Petersburg to California earlyu lastyear — acquires about 60 companies under Long’s beefing up its position as a risk mitigationb and business solutions provider. Long and severap other former FirstAdvantage (Nasdaq: FADV) executivews partnered with to establish ExcelusHR. based in Chicago, is a private equit investment focused on partnering with executives to acquirse andbuild companies. which manages more than $8 billion in equity investments, plans to investy up to $200 million in equity capitap in ExcelusHR.
“We’re looking at a lot of reall interesting companies,” said David Kennedy, COO. “There are a couple of interestinh onesin Florida, but we’re looking It’s safe to say the markegt is beginning to be good.” Kennedy was formerly president of the and executive VP of the Investigative and Litigatioh Support segment at First ExcelusHR is seeking companies with ownerse interested in consolidation to form a technology-based human capital management company, he said. ExcelusH R does not intend at this point to evolve into a professionapemployer organization.
Instead, it will be “more of a full-servicre service provider with human resourcermanager tools,” Kennedy Companies that would be acquired could remaihn where they are located unlessx compelling reasons exist for moving them. “Wd want to keep the good management and good he said. “As you consolidate, you creatw volume for these businesses by addinb clients for each product andservice we’lo have.” LLC in Tampa, which providesx recruiting, placement, training and consulting, probablhy would not be in the runninvg for acquisition because it is not technology-driven, said Teddg Pierre, president and founder.
“It appearz they are looking at smaller companiesw that have technology advantages in a Pierre said. “They probably want to gather easy-to-use sort of like what PeopleSoft has, all put together in one location.” was a California technology company that provided customized humabn resourcemanagement systems, customer relationz management, financials and other services with a productf suite by the same acquired PeopleSoft in 2005. PeopleSoft is expensivre and used mostly by larges companies that canafford it, Pierre said.
His compan uses a technology provider for itsrecruitinyg application, which could be an application ExcelusHdR would include in its menu of “Let’s say they acquire thesed 10 technology-based companies that then go to a majord company and operate under one umbrella,” he “As they invest capital in the companies and they they get profits. They compete by providing a lacartwe applications.
”
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Din Terpukau Tradisi Takbiran Kotagede - Tribunnews
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Monday, September 19, 2011
- San Francisco Business Times:
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Resource assessment and interconnection-level transmission analysis and planningGrantint agency: Department of Energy (DOE). Administrator: Nationall Energy Technology Laboratory. Where to www.fedconnect.net Application deadline: Aug. 14, 2009 . $60 million. Award size: Unknown. Estimated No. of Six. Award cap: None. Info: Funding to support and greatly expand ongoing resourcew assessment and regionaland interconnection-level transmission analysis and planning for the electrif grid in the Eastern the Western Connection and the Texas Industrial Energy Efficiency Granting Agency: DOE. Administrator: Nationalk Energy Technology Laboratory. Where to apply: www.fedconnect.
net Application deadline: July 14, 2009 . Total: $156 Award size: $500,000 and up. Estimated No. of awards: 22 to 68. Awardr cap: None. Info: Technologies that provid e 25 percent or more improvement in energuy efficiency for combined heatand power, district energy systems, industrial waste energy recovery and efficient industriak equipment. To see more grants, clic k . The Bay Area’s wish list for federal stimulus mone yis complete. After a four mont h vetting process, local authorities tabbed 157 projects they say have the highesg priority forthe nine-county region.
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Resource assessment and interconnection-level transmission analysis and planningGrantint agency: Department of Energy (DOE). Administrator: Nationall Energy Technology Laboratory. Where to www.fedconnect.net Application deadline: Aug. 14, 2009 . $60 million. Award size: Unknown. Estimated No. of Six. Award cap: None. Info: Funding to support and greatly expand ongoing resourcew assessment and regionaland interconnection-level transmission analysis and planning for the electrif grid in the Eastern the Western Connection and the Texas Industrial Energy Efficiency Granting Agency: DOE. Administrator: Nationalk Energy Technology Laboratory. Where to apply: www.fedconnect.
net Application deadline: July 14, 2009 . Total: $156 Award size: $500,000 and up. Estimated No. of awards: 22 to 68. Awardr cap: None. Info: Technologies that provid e 25 percent or more improvement in energuy efficiency for combined heatand power, district energy systems, industrial waste energy recovery and efficient industriak equipment. To see more grants, clic k . The Bay Area’s wish list for federal stimulus mone yis complete. After a four mont h vetting process, local authorities tabbed 157 projects they say have the highesg priority forthe nine-county region.
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
New Vine Logistics situation gets murkier - San Antonio Business Journal:
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“For us to disclose any informatiojn aboutthe buyer, New Vine’s board would have to accepgt or reject an offer,” New Vine spokeswoman Charlotte Milan told the San Franciscok Business Times , addin that no further information about New Vine’w negotiations with two or threre potential buyers is likel to be available June 4. Late Wednesday and very earlyhThursday morning, informed sources told the Businessd Times that 1-800-Flowers.com appeared set to win the sweepstakes to buy the brokehn pieces of New which startled the wine industry late last week by abruptlu suspending operations.
As of early Thursday morning, an announcemenf of a deal with 1-800-Flowers, which owns the Wine Tastin g Network Services shipping appeared tobe imminent. But that deal brokr down sometime in thewee hours, leaving New Vine’s futuree uncertain. Wine Tasting Network, according to its LinkedIn provides winery and wine club direct marketing as well as fulfillmenrand e-commerce services to wineries and wine Officials at WTN did not immediately respone to requests for comment, but many in the industru see WTN as the most logical player to pick up some of New Vine’s pieces.
New Vine, which two years ago seemed poiseds to ship 20 percentof California’s direct-to-consumer wine market, laid off much of its staffc on Friday and brusquely told customersz over the weekend that it was no longert receiving or processing orders. The move left many Wine Countr providers scrambling to gather information and to figure out how to get back inventor y atNew Vine’s Americajn Canyon warehouse so they could ship it to customersz another way. Published accountds said some ofthe company’s venturd capital investors effectively pulled the plug last by declining to invest additional capital in New Vine.
“Somes people changed their minds at the last saidBarbara Insel, a wine industry analyst who has served on New Vine’s advisory Kathleen Hoertkorn, New Vine Logistics’ founder and formere CEO, and Chairman of the Board Homedr Dunn said Tuesday that New Vine is workingy with customers “to transfer all services to anothet means of legal direct and in the is finalizing all work, including compilintg of reports, reconciling inventory and invoices, and performing all of the necessaryg business operations for the montyh (sic) of May and June.
” Hoertkorn added, in response to reportss that the company knew or must have knownb it was in financial trouble, that officialxs “truly believed that they would have been fundede and were not expecting to have to cease operations.” The compang had more than 200 customers and roughlu 110 employees as of last sources say. It now has a skeletob crew of about 30 staffers at its Napa headquarterd and American Canyonshipping facility, includinh a handful of executives who are workinv to wind down operations.
New Vine was started in 2001 on the notioh that it could help expedite shipments to consumers in varioues states with confusing and complicated legal restrictionxs onwine shipments, a lingering legacy of the Prohibitionb years in America. Financial backers include Menlo Park’s , Altows Ventures, and San Francisco’as LLC, which reportedly pulled its people out ofNew Vine’s office s late last Thursday.
“For us to disclose any informatiojn aboutthe buyer, New Vine’s board would have to accepgt or reject an offer,” New Vine spokeswoman Charlotte Milan told the San Franciscok Business Times , addin that no further information about New Vine’w negotiations with two or threre potential buyers is likel to be available June 4. Late Wednesday and very earlyhThursday morning, informed sources told the Businessd Times that 1-800-Flowers.com appeared set to win the sweepstakes to buy the brokehn pieces of New which startled the wine industry late last week by abruptlu suspending operations.
As of early Thursday morning, an announcemenf of a deal with 1-800-Flowers, which owns the Wine Tastin g Network Services shipping appeared tobe imminent. But that deal brokr down sometime in thewee hours, leaving New Vine’s futuree uncertain. Wine Tasting Network, according to its LinkedIn provides winery and wine club direct marketing as well as fulfillmenrand e-commerce services to wineries and wine Officials at WTN did not immediately respone to requests for comment, but many in the industru see WTN as the most logical player to pick up some of New Vine’s pieces.
New Vine, which two years ago seemed poiseds to ship 20 percentof California’s direct-to-consumer wine market, laid off much of its staffc on Friday and brusquely told customersz over the weekend that it was no longert receiving or processing orders. The move left many Wine Countr providers scrambling to gather information and to figure out how to get back inventor y atNew Vine’s Americajn Canyon warehouse so they could ship it to customersz another way. Published accountds said some ofthe company’s venturd capital investors effectively pulled the plug last by declining to invest additional capital in New Vine.
“Somes people changed their minds at the last saidBarbara Insel, a wine industry analyst who has served on New Vine’s advisory Kathleen Hoertkorn, New Vine Logistics’ founder and formere CEO, and Chairman of the Board Homedr Dunn said Tuesday that New Vine is workingy with customers “to transfer all services to anothet means of legal direct and in the is finalizing all work, including compilintg of reports, reconciling inventory and invoices, and performing all of the necessaryg business operations for the montyh (sic) of May and June.
” Hoertkorn added, in response to reportss that the company knew or must have knownb it was in financial trouble, that officialxs “truly believed that they would have been fundede and were not expecting to have to cease operations.” The compang had more than 200 customers and roughlu 110 employees as of last sources say. It now has a skeletob crew of about 30 staffers at its Napa headquarterd and American Canyonshipping facility, includinh a handful of executives who are workinv to wind down operations.
New Vine was started in 2001 on the notioh that it could help expedite shipments to consumers in varioues states with confusing and complicated legal restrictionxs onwine shipments, a lingering legacy of the Prohibitionb years in America. Financial backers include Menlo Park’s , Altows Ventures, and San Francisco’as LLC, which reportedly pulled its people out ofNew Vine’s office s late last Thursday.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Burger chain inks first
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The first two Smashburger restaurants are ontheir way. The located in the Stonde Ridgeshopping center, is set to open on June 21. Storr No. 2 will open in early at the Park North shopping To celebrate the debut of this new takeon fast-casuap burgers, SB Alamo will have a grand opening celebrationm on June 27 at the Stone Ridgw location. The center is located at U.S. Highway 281 and Evansz Road, on the far North Park North is located along Loop 410, between Blanco Road and San Pedri Avenue, in North Central San Antonio. “We are exciteds to bring the Smashburger experiencw toSan Antonio,” says Mike Griffith, director of marketingg for SB Alamo.
“Aft Smashburger, the core of the brand is to beeveryh city’s favorite burger place ... .” The owner and developet of the Smashburger concepftis Denver-based private equity firm . The Smashburgerd hamburger starts with a choice of buns a butter-toasted egg bun, multi-grainj or spicy chipotle. The signatur touch is the beef is smashed onthe grill. It is a proces s that creates on the bottokm of the patty a caramelized coatinv of juices that give the burgerits
The first two Smashburger restaurants are ontheir way. The located in the Stonde Ridgeshopping center, is set to open on June 21. Storr No. 2 will open in early at the Park North shopping To celebrate the debut of this new takeon fast-casuap burgers, SB Alamo will have a grand opening celebrationm on June 27 at the Stone Ridgw location. The center is located at U.S. Highway 281 and Evansz Road, on the far North Park North is located along Loop 410, between Blanco Road and San Pedri Avenue, in North Central San Antonio. “We are exciteds to bring the Smashburger experiencw toSan Antonio,” says Mike Griffith, director of marketingg for SB Alamo.
“Aft Smashburger, the core of the brand is to beeveryh city’s favorite burger place ... .” The owner and developet of the Smashburger concepftis Denver-based private equity firm . The Smashburgerd hamburger starts with a choice of buns a butter-toasted egg bun, multi-grainj or spicy chipotle. The signatur touch is the beef is smashed onthe grill. It is a proces s that creates on the bottokm of the patty a caramelized coatinv of juices that give the burgerits
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Tourism group honors best of tourism promos - San Francisco Business Times:
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The Tourism Industry AssociationRecognition Awards, or TIARq Awards, highlight excellence and creative accomplishment in trave marketing and promotion. The Farmingtobn Convention andVisitors Bureau, which hosted the TANM took home the award for . The village of Chama won an honorable mention for itsvisitorws guide. The best went to the Chocolate TurtleBed & Breakfast in Corrales. Buffalo Thundef Resort & Casino received honorable mention. Buffalo Thunder took top honorz for best print advertising and for outstanding new event for its grand opening last The Rio Rancho Conventiomand Visitor’s Bureau “Pork & Brew” was named top outstanding recurring event.
Roswell’s UFO Festival earned an honorable mention inthat category. The most innovative promotio award went to the Albuquerquee Convention and Visitors BureauHoliday Video, “Lifde of a Brown Paper Bag.” The awarr for most successful publicf relations effort was divided into three categories. Bishop’ss Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa won the private sector category for its 90thanniversaryu celebration. The Albuquerque Conventiob and Visitors Bureau earned top kudos forits , with the town of Taos takingy honorable mention for its annual publixc relations campaign. And the top award for press toursx went tothe state’s North Central Tourismk Region.
More information is available at TANM's . Next year’d Governor’s Conference on Tourism, co-sponsored by TANM and the New MexicoTourisj Department, will be at Buffalo Thunder Resor & Casino in Santa Fe, Aprip 19-21.
The Tourism Industry AssociationRecognition Awards, or TIARq Awards, highlight excellence and creative accomplishment in trave marketing and promotion. The Farmingtobn Convention andVisitors Bureau, which hosted the TANM took home the award for . The village of Chama won an honorable mention for itsvisitorws guide. The best went to the Chocolate TurtleBed & Breakfast in Corrales. Buffalo Thundef Resort & Casino received honorable mention. Buffalo Thunder took top honorz for best print advertising and for outstanding new event for its grand opening last The Rio Rancho Conventiomand Visitor’s Bureau “Pork & Brew” was named top outstanding recurring event.
Roswell’s UFO Festival earned an honorable mention inthat category. The most innovative promotio award went to the Albuquerquee Convention and Visitors BureauHoliday Video, “Lifde of a Brown Paper Bag.” The awarr for most successful publicf relations effort was divided into three categories. Bishop’ss Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa won the private sector category for its 90thanniversaryu celebration. The Albuquerque Conventiob and Visitors Bureau earned top kudos forits , with the town of Taos takingy honorable mention for its annual publixc relations campaign. And the top award for press toursx went tothe state’s North Central Tourismk Region.
More information is available at TANM's . Next year’d Governor’s Conference on Tourism, co-sponsored by TANM and the New MexicoTourisj Department, will be at Buffalo Thunder Resor & Casino in Santa Fe, Aprip 19-21.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Summary Box: Justice Department files criminal charges against defunct SAP ... - Washington Post
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Summary Box: Justice Department files criminal charges against defunct SAP ... Washington Post By AP, THE ALLEGATIONS: The Justice Department charged SAP AG's now-defunct subsidiary, TomorrowNow, with 12 counts related to the theft of software and documents from Oracle Corp. websites in a 4-year-old case. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT: SAP has admitted the ... |
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Anthem
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The 2008 efforts, through the company’s frau and abuse department working with its affiliateshealth plans, led to 84 case referralas to law enforcement and/or licensing agencies, according to a WellPoinrt (NYSE: WLP) press release. The announcemenyt comes not long after the Blue Crosds and Blue Shield Association said that its healthcare plans’ anti-fraud investigations resulted in savings and recoveriese of nearly $350 million in 2008, an increasew of 43 percent from 2007. Ther were 1,087 cases referred to law enforcement agencied andlicensing authorities, and 252 convictions and 140 civil actions, settlements and judgments.
“These anti-fraud results exemplify one way we can work toward the goal of decreasintg health care costs through careful review of healt hcare charges,” Lee Arian, WellPoint staff vice president for fraued and abuse, said in the release. “These efforte have proven successful in uncovering and eliminating significant fraudulenrt and abusive activity in our healthcare community.” WellPoint estimatesw that for every $1 spent in preventinb and investigating fraudulent activities the companuy recovers or saves $11 on behal f of its affiliated health customers and members. Fraud and abuse investigations by WellPoinrt in 2008 led to 11 arrests and 21criminao convictions.
Indianapolis-based WellPoint, an independent licensede of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield serves members throughits Blue-licensed subsidiaries and thei affiliates in 14 states. Anthem has local operationd in Mason and is movingbits Dayton-area headquarters to Miamisburg.
The 2008 efforts, through the company’s frau and abuse department working with its affiliateshealth plans, led to 84 case referralas to law enforcement and/or licensing agencies, according to a WellPoinrt (NYSE: WLP) press release. The announcemenyt comes not long after the Blue Crosds and Blue Shield Association said that its healthcare plans’ anti-fraud investigations resulted in savings and recoveriese of nearly $350 million in 2008, an increasew of 43 percent from 2007. Ther were 1,087 cases referred to law enforcement agencied andlicensing authorities, and 252 convictions and 140 civil actions, settlements and judgments.
“These anti-fraud results exemplify one way we can work toward the goal of decreasintg health care costs through careful review of healt hcare charges,” Lee Arian, WellPoint staff vice president for fraued and abuse, said in the release. “These efforte have proven successful in uncovering and eliminating significant fraudulenrt and abusive activity in our healthcare community.” WellPoint estimatesw that for every $1 spent in preventinb and investigating fraudulent activities the companuy recovers or saves $11 on behal f of its affiliated health customers and members. Fraud and abuse investigations by WellPoinrt in 2008 led to 11 arrests and 21criminao convictions.
Indianapolis-based WellPoint, an independent licensede of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield serves members throughits Blue-licensed subsidiaries and thei affiliates in 14 states. Anthem has local operationd in Mason and is movingbits Dayton-area headquarters to Miamisburg.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
'The Proposal' wins at weekend box office - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The movie starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynoldsx brought in anestimated $34,114,0009 in its opening weekend. It knocked off the reigning ' "The Hangover," whichb brought in an estimatexd $26,855,000 during the weekend. "The Proposal" was shown on aboutf 4,100 screens at 3,056 sites, according to a report on the Disney/ 's "Up" continued its strong coming in third over the weekend with anestimates $21,336,000.
The animated film is currentlgy in second placebehind Paramount's "Star Trek," for second-largestf movie of the Another new release, ' "Year One," brought in an estimaterd $20,200,000 in its first placing it fourth on the Another Sony Pictures release, "Ther Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" roundefd out the top five, bringingg in an estimated
The movie starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynoldsx brought in anestimated $34,114,0009 in its opening weekend. It knocked off the reigning ' "The Hangover," whichb brought in an estimatexd $26,855,000 during the weekend. "The Proposal" was shown on aboutf 4,100 screens at 3,056 sites, according to a report on the Disney/ 's "Up" continued its strong coming in third over the weekend with anestimates $21,336,000.
The animated film is currentlgy in second placebehind Paramount's "Star Trek," for second-largestf movie of the Another new release, ' "Year One," brought in an estimaterd $20,200,000 in its first placing it fourth on the Another Sony Pictures release, "Ther Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" roundefd out the top five, bringingg in an estimated
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Legislator wants Nixon to cut stimulus money for Kokam battery plant - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Kokam’s , to be dubbed Summit Battery Park, would employ an estimated 900 peopld with average annual salariesof $40,000. Kokam Presidentf Don Nissanka has said he hopesz to break ground before the end of the probably at a site of more than 40 acrese in the vicinityof Kokam’s current 50,000-square-foot Lee’d Summit plant. Nissanka was out of the country Mondayhand couldn’t be reached for comment. Kokam, a startupo founded in October 2005, burst into the limelighft this year.
picked Kansas City for an assembly facilit largely becauseof Kokam’s And with federal stimulus dollars and state mone seeking advanced-battery-makers, a joint venture involving Kokam landed a commitment in Aprip of nearly $145 million in incentivese from Michigan to build a battery plant there that’s similadr to the one planned locally. The group also applied for federapstimulus money. Schaefer, R-Columbia, sent a letted to Nixon on Thursday proposing that financing be cutby $11.r million combined for Kokam’s Lee’s Summit planf and another battery plant in Joplinn to help preserve $31.
2 million in financing for the in which Schaefer called the cornerstone of a $200 millio n hospital project. “Every indication that I’m getting is that intends to veto the money for the Schaefer said, adding that Nixon’s veto probably woulde kill the entire $200 million project. “Spendin public funds on a cancer hospital owned by the citizenxs of Missouri is always going to win out over giving public funds to a private companhy for a battery Schaefer said. “Nobody has told me that the lowef amount wouldkill (Kokam’e Lee’s Summit) project.
” Nixon spokesman Scott Holste said the governof will have an announcement abouf the budget bill before June 30, the end of Missouri’s fiscal year. Nixon and his staffc have been reviewing the budgetbill “line by line to determinr what the state can afford,” Holste and they want to keep central services in place. Jim CEO of the l, said he thought Schaefer’ds proposal was “not as a threat as the EDC first “but you never know in politics.” The EDC issued a release Friday encouraging Nixon to keep theKokam plant’s financing fully in place.
Kokam’s , to be dubbed Summit Battery Park, would employ an estimated 900 peopld with average annual salariesof $40,000. Kokam Presidentf Don Nissanka has said he hopesz to break ground before the end of the probably at a site of more than 40 acrese in the vicinityof Kokam’s current 50,000-square-foot Lee’d Summit plant. Nissanka was out of the country Mondayhand couldn’t be reached for comment. Kokam, a startupo founded in October 2005, burst into the limelighft this year.
picked Kansas City for an assembly facilit largely becauseof Kokam’s And with federal stimulus dollars and state mone seeking advanced-battery-makers, a joint venture involving Kokam landed a commitment in Aprip of nearly $145 million in incentivese from Michigan to build a battery plant there that’s similadr to the one planned locally. The group also applied for federapstimulus money. Schaefer, R-Columbia, sent a letted to Nixon on Thursday proposing that financing be cutby $11.r million combined for Kokam’s Lee’s Summit planf and another battery plant in Joplinn to help preserve $31.
2 million in financing for the in which Schaefer called the cornerstone of a $200 millio n hospital project. “Every indication that I’m getting is that intends to veto the money for the Schaefer said, adding that Nixon’s veto probably woulde kill the entire $200 million project. “Spendin public funds on a cancer hospital owned by the citizenxs of Missouri is always going to win out over giving public funds to a private companhy for a battery Schaefer said. “Nobody has told me that the lowef amount wouldkill (Kokam’e Lee’s Summit) project.
” Nixon spokesman Scott Holste said the governof will have an announcement abouf the budget bill before June 30, the end of Missouri’s fiscal year. Nixon and his staffc have been reviewing the budgetbill “line by line to determinr what the state can afford,” Holste and they want to keep central services in place. Jim CEO of the l, said he thought Schaefer’ds proposal was “not as a threat as the EDC first “but you never know in politics.” The EDC issued a release Friday encouraging Nixon to keep theKokam plant’s financing fully in place.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Business warily awaits health care reform - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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President Barack Obama has mobilized the grassroots supporters that helpe elect him to lobbt for his vision of health care which includes offering Americansa government-ru n health plan as an alternative to private A coalition of labor unions and progressiv e organizations plans to spend $82 millionb on organizing efforts, research and lobbying to support the plan. Busineses groups, meanwhile, are working mostly behinx the scenes to shapethe legislation. Whil they have serious concerns about some of theproposals -- includingv the public plan option and a mandate for employers to provider insurance -- few are trying to block healt care reform at this point.
The cost of health insurances has become so burdensome that something needs tobe done, they agree. “Nobody supportxs the status quo,” said Jamesa Gelfand, senior manager of health policyy forthe . “We absolutelg have to have reform.” For most business that means reining in health care costds and reforming insurance markets so employerzs have more choices in the typees ofplans available. To achieve those goals, however, businesses may have to swallow somebitteer medicine. An employer mandate tops the list of concerns for many business just as it did when President Bill Clintobn pushed his health care reform plan inthe 1990s.
The Senatew bill may include a provision that would require employers to eithetr provide health insurance to their employees or pay a fee to thefederalp government. Some small-business owners don’t have a problejm with that, including members of the MainStreety Alliance, which is part of the coalition lobbyin for the Obama plan. “The way our systen works now, where responsibles employers offer coverage and others leaves us in a situation with an unleveolplaying field,” 11 alliance members said in a statementg submitted to the Senatw Finance Committee. “If we’re but other employers aren’t, that gives them a financial advantage over us.
We need to level the playingy field through a system wherre everyone pitches in a reasonable amount.” Most business lobbyists, however, contend employers that can afford to providd health insurance do so already, because it helps them attracty and keep good Businesses that don’t provide healtuh insurance tend to be “marginalluy profitable,” said Denny Dennis, senior research fellow at the NFIB Researcjh Foundation. Imposing a “playh or pay” insurance requirement on these businesses wouldf cost the economy morethan 1.6 millionm jobs, according to a study by the .
Tax creditas could offset some of the costs for providinthis coverage, but Gelfand said the credits underr discussion are “extremely limited.” Congresw also could exempt some small businesses -- such as thosre with less than $500,000 in annual payrol -- from the employer mandate. Many business groups, however, see this proposal as an attempt to splir thebusiness community, not as meaningfulk relief. “We oppose small-business carve-outxs because they make it easier for Congress to applu mandates againstlarger employers,” said Neil Trautwein, vice president and employeer benefits policy counsel for the Nationakl Retail Federation.
“It’s also easy for Congresw to come back and try to apply the mandate againsg eversmaller employers. “No matter how good the surrounding healtycare reform, a bill containing an employer mandate would be too high a pricee to pay,” Trautwein said. Public plan or market reforms ? Most small-business groups also are wary of proposal to createa government-run insurance plan, like that would be availablse as an option for small businesses and contends a public plan is needed to provided competition to private insurers and reduce the cost of healthy insurance.
Richard Kirsch, national campaign manager of Health Care forAmericaa Now, has been organizing Main Streett Alliance chapters across the country. He said many small-businesws owners believe a government solutio n is needed as an alternative toprivate insurers. These ownersx “reject the right-wing ideology” of Washington’s traditional small-businesw organizations, he said. But NFIB spokeswoman Stephanie Cathcaryt saidher organization’s members “are wary of government-run healthu care.
” They fear such a plan woulx drive private insurers out of the Gelfand said a government plan wouldn’t be needed if insurancwe market reforms were enacted, such as prohibiting insurer from denying coverage for pre-existing He hopes the largee goal of health care reform -- lowering costs so more peopl e can afford coverage -- doesn’t get lost in battles over public plans and employer “If this thing gets derailed, it’s goint to be bad for everybody,” he said.
President Barack Obama has mobilized the grassroots supporters that helpe elect him to lobbt for his vision of health care which includes offering Americansa government-ru n health plan as an alternative to private A coalition of labor unions and progressiv e organizations plans to spend $82 millionb on organizing efforts, research and lobbying to support the plan. Busineses groups, meanwhile, are working mostly behinx the scenes to shapethe legislation. Whil they have serious concerns about some of theproposals -- includingv the public plan option and a mandate for employers to provider insurance -- few are trying to block healt care reform at this point.
The cost of health insurances has become so burdensome that something needs tobe done, they agree. “Nobody supportxs the status quo,” said Jamesa Gelfand, senior manager of health policyy forthe . “We absolutelg have to have reform.” For most business that means reining in health care costds and reforming insurance markets so employerzs have more choices in the typees ofplans available. To achieve those goals, however, businesses may have to swallow somebitteer medicine. An employer mandate tops the list of concerns for many business just as it did when President Bill Clintobn pushed his health care reform plan inthe 1990s.
The Senatew bill may include a provision that would require employers to eithetr provide health insurance to their employees or pay a fee to thefederalp government. Some small-business owners don’t have a problejm with that, including members of the MainStreety Alliance, which is part of the coalition lobbyin for the Obama plan. “The way our systen works now, where responsibles employers offer coverage and others leaves us in a situation with an unleveolplaying field,” 11 alliance members said in a statementg submitted to the Senatw Finance Committee. “If we’re but other employers aren’t, that gives them a financial advantage over us.
We need to level the playingy field through a system wherre everyone pitches in a reasonable amount.” Most business lobbyists, however, contend employers that can afford to providd health insurance do so already, because it helps them attracty and keep good Businesses that don’t provide healtuh insurance tend to be “marginalluy profitable,” said Denny Dennis, senior research fellow at the NFIB Researcjh Foundation. Imposing a “playh or pay” insurance requirement on these businesses wouldf cost the economy morethan 1.6 millionm jobs, according to a study by the .
Tax creditas could offset some of the costs for providinthis coverage, but Gelfand said the credits underr discussion are “extremely limited.” Congresw also could exempt some small businesses -- such as thosre with less than $500,000 in annual payrol -- from the employer mandate. Many business groups, however, see this proposal as an attempt to splir thebusiness community, not as meaningfulk relief. “We oppose small-business carve-outxs because they make it easier for Congress to applu mandates againstlarger employers,” said Neil Trautwein, vice president and employeer benefits policy counsel for the Nationakl Retail Federation.
“It’s also easy for Congresw to come back and try to apply the mandate againsg eversmaller employers. “No matter how good the surrounding healtycare reform, a bill containing an employer mandate would be too high a pricee to pay,” Trautwein said. Public plan or market reforms ? Most small-business groups also are wary of proposal to createa government-run insurance plan, like that would be availablse as an option for small businesses and contends a public plan is needed to provided competition to private insurers and reduce the cost of healthy insurance.
Richard Kirsch, national campaign manager of Health Care forAmericaa Now, has been organizing Main Streett Alliance chapters across the country. He said many small-businesws owners believe a government solutio n is needed as an alternative toprivate insurers. These ownersx “reject the right-wing ideology” of Washington’s traditional small-businesw organizations, he said. But NFIB spokeswoman Stephanie Cathcaryt saidher organization’s members “are wary of government-run healthu care.
” They fear such a plan woulx drive private insurers out of the Gelfand said a government plan wouldn’t be needed if insurancwe market reforms were enacted, such as prohibiting insurer from denying coverage for pre-existing He hopes the largee goal of health care reform -- lowering costs so more peopl e can afford coverage -- doesn’t get lost in battles over public plans and employer “If this thing gets derailed, it’s goint to be bad for everybody,” he said.
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