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Memphis-based AmeriSpec has 250 franchisew owners throughoutthe U.S. and Canad who provide services to homebuyerdand sellers. The companty has seen its businessw skyrocket in Canada as the Canadian governmentg has mandated homes be more energy efficieny and reducecarbon footprints. Brent Armstrong, vice presideny and general managerof AmeriSpec, says the compan is the only national provider of inspection services in Canada. It conducted 50,000 auditzs in 2008, compared to 18,500 in 2007 and 14,000 in 2006.
Part of AmeriSpec’sa inspection process creates an artificial draft to find out wherse air seeps in or leaks out of An inspection also covers the energy efficiency of HVAC After an inspectionin Canada, homes are given a rating and owners are given 18 monthd to improve or retrofit the While the Canadian government doesn’t penalizs homeowners who don’t make changes, up to $5,000 in grang money is available for improvements and homeowners can get reimbursedr for energy-related work they have done. Armstrong says the Obama administrationn is looking at implementinv similar changes inthe U.S.
“There’se a growing awareness in the United States, and to some all of us are asking the same Armstrong says. He says all 50 statesw have weatherization programs. The federal governmenrt has allotted $5 billioh in stimulus funding tohelp low-income families replace roofs on thei r homes and change inefficient furnaces. As the attentiobn to energy efficiency grows, AmeriSpec is traininh its franchise owners to be certified in Home Energy Rating System inspection. Inspectors are required to take an exam for HERS but the national pass rateis 20%.
At a traininyg session at AmeriSpec’s Memphis facilitiees last week, 11 of the 15 participants Owners can train at other AmeriSpe facilities acrossthe country, but the most comprehensive trainingg is located in Memphis. Armstrong says AmeriSpec offers threee different courses that are open to its franchise Its facilities include a fullfunctional “flood house” that can be floodedx to simulate a home disaster. The house offeres inspectors full field traininv without them having to intrude on customeras inthe field. It also allows them learn from their mistakews withoutbeing liable.
Gale Colvin, directo r of technical training and development for says inspectors who pass the test will have the highest certificatiobn inenergy auditing. Following that they must perform threefield evaluations. “We loan out the equipment they need to getthat done,” Colvin says. “We want to keep everything fresh for them out in the Steve Anderson, owner of two franchises in is one of the owners who passed last week’d exam. While the course isn’t a requirement for franchise owners, it givezs them another level of servicefor customers.
Anderson, who is also a licensec architect, can now offer complet home services from design to making sure existingv homes areenergy efficient. “The cost of energy for homeowners issteadilhy rising, so being able to assistg people in how well their homes work and wherer improvements can be made is a service that will be neede in the future,” Andersom says. “We’re positioned to tap into the market and help folkzs that are interested ingoinb green.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Fla., Orlando again tops in foreclosures - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The state posted 58,931 foreclosure filingsa — including default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessionss — in May, down 8.8 perceny from April’s total, but still 50 percentr higher than May accordingto RealtyTrac’s monthly Foreclosure Market Report. Only California had a highe total, with 92,249 properties with May 2009 foreclosures filings. The Sunshine State was No. 3 in the natiohn in foreclosure rates, with one in every 148 households receiving a foreclosure filingin May. Nevada led the countrgy with one in every 64 homes receivinfga filing, while California was second highest with one in every 144. The Orlando-Kissimmeed market took the No.
8 spot amonbg the nation’s top 10 metro areaes with the highestforeclosur rates. The area recorded a rate of one foreclosurer filing for every101 homes. Florida had thred cities among the top 10 metro while California had six cities amonbthat mix. Las Vegas topped the list with a rate of one in everu 54 households getting aforeclosure filing. 321,480 foreclosure filings were reportesin May, which is 6 percent lower than April but about 18 perceng higher than May 2008. One in every 398 U.S. homesw received a foreclosure notice last Vermont again recorded the lowest numberof foreclosures, with six reportec in May, or one for every 51,906 households. The RealtyTrac U.S.
Foreclosure Market Report providexs the total number of properties with at least one foreclosurse filing reported duringthe month. Data is collectec from more than 2,200 counties that accounty for more than 90 percent ofthe nation’s
The state posted 58,931 foreclosure filingsa — including default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessionss — in May, down 8.8 perceny from April’s total, but still 50 percentr higher than May accordingto RealtyTrac’s monthly Foreclosure Market Report. Only California had a highe total, with 92,249 properties with May 2009 foreclosures filings. The Sunshine State was No. 3 in the natiohn in foreclosure rates, with one in every 148 households receiving a foreclosure filingin May. Nevada led the countrgy with one in every 64 homes receivinfga filing, while California was second highest with one in every 144. The Orlando-Kissimmeed market took the No.
8 spot amonbg the nation’s top 10 metro areaes with the highestforeclosur rates. The area recorded a rate of one foreclosurer filing for every101 homes. Florida had thred cities among the top 10 metro while California had six cities amonbthat mix. Las Vegas topped the list with a rate of one in everu 54 households getting aforeclosure filing. 321,480 foreclosure filings were reportesin May, which is 6 percent lower than April but about 18 perceng higher than May 2008. One in every 398 U.S. homesw received a foreclosure notice last Vermont again recorded the lowest numberof foreclosures, with six reportec in May, or one for every 51,906 households. The RealtyTrac U.S.
Foreclosure Market Report providexs the total number of properties with at least one foreclosurse filing reported duringthe month. Data is collectec from more than 2,200 counties that accounty for more than 90 percent ofthe nation’s
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Teleperformance plans to cut 218 jobs in Dublin - Business First of Columbus:
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The Miami Beach, Fla.-based company wrote in a filing with the state Department of Job and Familuy Services that it expects to beginh eliminating jobs at its Farmerd Drivefacility Aug. 31. The which also runs an offic in Columbus, arrived in Central Ohio when it acquire locally based LLCin 2004. Teleperformanc e USA is among Central Ohio’s largest employers, with about 2,200 full- and part-time workersx in the area, accordinyg to Columbus Business Firstr esearch. The decisionb to reduce its work force, Teleperformance USA said, comes afte client it did not identify optedx toconsolidate operations.
“Teleperformance USA will continue to pursuee alternative clients for the Columbus location with the objectived of retaining the currentwork force,” Jackide Stiteler, vice president of human resources, wroted in the filing. “However, theree is no guarantee that the company will be able to do this once ourcurreng client’s business has concluded on Aug. A company representative wasn’ t immediately available Friday to comment further on thereductiojn plans. Teleperformance USA runs about 250 centers that employtabout 83,000 workers.
The Miami Beach, Fla.-based company wrote in a filing with the state Department of Job and Familuy Services that it expects to beginh eliminating jobs at its Farmerd Drivefacility Aug. 31. The which also runs an offic in Columbus, arrived in Central Ohio when it acquire locally based LLCin 2004. Teleperformanc e USA is among Central Ohio’s largest employers, with about 2,200 full- and part-time workersx in the area, accordinyg to Columbus Business Firstr esearch. The decisionb to reduce its work force, Teleperformance USA said, comes afte client it did not identify optedx toconsolidate operations.
“Teleperformance USA will continue to pursuee alternative clients for the Columbus location with the objectived of retaining the currentwork force,” Jackide Stiteler, vice president of human resources, wroted in the filing. “However, theree is no guarantee that the company will be able to do this once ourcurreng client’s business has concluded on Aug. A company representative wasn’ t immediately available Friday to comment further on thereductiojn plans. Teleperformance USA runs about 250 centers that employtabout 83,000 workers.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Obama picks venture capitalist to head SBA Advocacy Office - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Winslow Sargeant, a managing director in the technology practicreof Madison, Wis.-based Venture Investors, is Obama’a choice. The Advocacy Office is an independent entit inside the SBA that ensures federalp agencies consider the impact of their regulations on small The office also conducts researchon small-business Sargeant, who earned a Ph.D. in electricao engineering at the Universituy of Wisconsinat Madison, worked as a senior engineer at several large corporations before co-founding Aanetcom, a fabless semiconductor compant that later was acquired by PMC-Sierra.
From 2001 to he served as program managed for the Small Business Innovatiobn Research program at the NationalScience Foundation’s engineering directorate. He is the secondr venture capitalist to be selectecd for a topSBA post. Karen Mills worked as a principall at private equity and venture capitak firms for 26 years before she becamew the SBA administratorin April. Sargeant’s lack of legal training means he will have to rely heavily on the attorneysx at the Office of Much ofthe office’es work involves analyzing whether government agencies follow federal laws that requirse them to analyze the potential economiv impact of proposed rules on small businesses.
The office also makes sure regulators hearsmall businesses’ opinions about regulations. In fiscal 2008, this inpuf saved small businessesabout $11 billion in possibled regulatory costs, according to the office. The office’s actingb counsel, Shawne Carter McGibbon, joined the office in during the BillClinton administration. She previously worked for a Democratic member of Congress and has been an attorneg for20 years.
An unnamed Obamza administration official characterized McGibbon to reporters asa “Busu holdover” during a controversy over an interagency review of the Environmental Protection Agency’se finding that greenhouse gas emissions pose a public health hazard. The Officde of Advocacy concluded that regulatinv carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act likely wouldhave “serious economidc consequences” on small businesses and other regulatexd entities.
Several press accounts quoted anonymous administration official s who said theAdvocacy Office’s criticism of the EPA findin came from an office “stilll stocked with Bush appointees,” in the words of the Los Angelews Times. This dismissal of the office’w opinion upset Rep. Darrell Issa of California, the rankinv Republican on the House Oversight GovernmentReform Committee. “There are hundreds of civil servantes serving in a similar capacityy throughout the federal governmenty who could also be characterizexas ‘Bush holdovers,’” Issa wrote in a May 14 letted to Obama.
“I sincerel y hope that their professional advice and decisionzs will not be discountes merely because they also workede for the federal government under President George W. Bush.” For more: . Microloanx up, big loans down for small businesses this year Lendinb data collected bythe SBA’s Office of Advocacy confirms the importance of business credi t cards to small companies. A new reportg found that the total valueof small-business loans outstanding increased by 4 percentt in the 12 months that endedx in June 2008, down from the previous year’xs increase of 8 percent. These numberes are for all small-business loans, not just SBA loans.
The numbed of business loans of lessthan $100,000 jumped by nearlyy 16 percent as larges lenders concentrated on credit cards, according to the In contrast, the number of business loans in the $100,0090 to $1 million range fell by more than 23 The report used call reportzs submitted by banks as well as Community Reinvestment Act data. Business loane of less than $1 million were considered to be small-businesds loans. Based on call report data, the top five small-business lendersa in June 2008 wereAmerican Express, Capital One, Region Financial Corp., Synovus Financial Corp. and First Citizehn Bancshares Inc. The report also lists the mostactive small-business lenders in each state.
“In the current financial it’s especially critical for small firmz to know which banks and financiakl institutions have been the most likely to make small andmicrobusinessx loans,” said economist Victoria Williams, a co-author of the For more: .
Winslow Sargeant, a managing director in the technology practicreof Madison, Wis.-based Venture Investors, is Obama’a choice. The Advocacy Office is an independent entit inside the SBA that ensures federalp agencies consider the impact of their regulations on small The office also conducts researchon small-business Sargeant, who earned a Ph.D. in electricao engineering at the Universituy of Wisconsinat Madison, worked as a senior engineer at several large corporations before co-founding Aanetcom, a fabless semiconductor compant that later was acquired by PMC-Sierra.
From 2001 to he served as program managed for the Small Business Innovatiobn Research program at the NationalScience Foundation’s engineering directorate. He is the secondr venture capitalist to be selectecd for a topSBA post. Karen Mills worked as a principall at private equity and venture capitak firms for 26 years before she becamew the SBA administratorin April. Sargeant’s lack of legal training means he will have to rely heavily on the attorneysx at the Office of Much ofthe office’es work involves analyzing whether government agencies follow federal laws that requirse them to analyze the potential economiv impact of proposed rules on small businesses.
The office also makes sure regulators hearsmall businesses’ opinions about regulations. In fiscal 2008, this inpuf saved small businessesabout $11 billion in possibled regulatory costs, according to the office. The office’s actingb counsel, Shawne Carter McGibbon, joined the office in during the BillClinton administration. She previously worked for a Democratic member of Congress and has been an attorneg for20 years.
An unnamed Obamza administration official characterized McGibbon to reporters asa “Busu holdover” during a controversy over an interagency review of the Environmental Protection Agency’se finding that greenhouse gas emissions pose a public health hazard. The Officde of Advocacy concluded that regulatinv carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act likely wouldhave “serious economidc consequences” on small businesses and other regulatexd entities.
Several press accounts quoted anonymous administration official s who said theAdvocacy Office’s criticism of the EPA findin came from an office “stilll stocked with Bush appointees,” in the words of the Los Angelews Times. This dismissal of the office’w opinion upset Rep. Darrell Issa of California, the rankinv Republican on the House Oversight GovernmentReform Committee. “There are hundreds of civil servantes serving in a similar capacityy throughout the federal governmenty who could also be characterizexas ‘Bush holdovers,’” Issa wrote in a May 14 letted to Obama.
“I sincerel y hope that their professional advice and decisionzs will not be discountes merely because they also workede for the federal government under President George W. Bush.” For more: . Microloanx up, big loans down for small businesses this year Lendinb data collected bythe SBA’s Office of Advocacy confirms the importance of business credi t cards to small companies. A new reportg found that the total valueof small-business loans outstanding increased by 4 percentt in the 12 months that endedx in June 2008, down from the previous year’xs increase of 8 percent. These numberes are for all small-business loans, not just SBA loans.
The numbed of business loans of lessthan $100,000 jumped by nearlyy 16 percent as larges lenders concentrated on credit cards, according to the In contrast, the number of business loans in the $100,0090 to $1 million range fell by more than 23 The report used call reportzs submitted by banks as well as Community Reinvestment Act data. Business loane of less than $1 million were considered to be small-businesds loans. Based on call report data, the top five small-business lendersa in June 2008 wereAmerican Express, Capital One, Region Financial Corp., Synovus Financial Corp. and First Citizehn Bancshares Inc. The report also lists the mostactive small-business lenders in each state.
“In the current financial it’s especially critical for small firmz to know which banks and financiakl institutions have been the most likely to make small andmicrobusinessx loans,” said economist Victoria Williams, a co-author of the For more: .
Saturday, January 21, 2012
UnitedHealth Group to federal government: Operate more like us, save $540B - Denver Business Journal:
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In a new report, the Minnetonka, Minn.-based healt h insurer, which operates in Coloradop said many ofthe cost-savin g measures it’s using coulf be applied throughout the government’s Medicare insurance progra for the elderly. “This repory provides concrete examples of how we can modernize our health care system in a thoughtful andsustainable way, partly through proven programs that are alreadyt working,” said Simon Stevens, a UnitedHealth executive vice presidengt in charge of the company’s health reforkm efforts.
The new cost-saving suggestione for the government come weeks afted a host of health care industry interests including America’s Health Insurance the American Medical Association and the Service Employeesz International Union — pledged to President Barack Obamza that they would take steps to cut $2 trilliomn in expenses over the next decade. UnitedHealth is telling the governmenf that it cansave money, too. The saving s would come from the government instituting programsz that promote health and bettercoordinate care, preventing hospitalizations and other more costly health emergencies in the long run. for example, suggested the government couldsave $165.
5 billiobn from 2010 to 2019 if UnitedHealth’s Evercare which places nurse practitioners in nursing homex to coordinate care, was copied in all institutional settingsx serving Medicare beneficiaries. Other proposed savingsx include $55 billion by reducing seniors’ avoidable readmissiond to hospitals, partly by providing “transitional support. Also, $37 billion could be savexd through voluntary programs in which seniors choose to receive care from providerds deemed to have both high quality and efficiency.
The report is anotheer exampleof UnitedHealth’s efforts to actively engagew in the health reform process, rathed than oppose it as many health insurerx did when the Clinton administration sought to overhaul the system in the
In a new report, the Minnetonka, Minn.-based healt h insurer, which operates in Coloradop said many ofthe cost-savin g measures it’s using coulf be applied throughout the government’s Medicare insurance progra for the elderly. “This repory provides concrete examples of how we can modernize our health care system in a thoughtful andsustainable way, partly through proven programs that are alreadyt working,” said Simon Stevens, a UnitedHealth executive vice presidengt in charge of the company’s health reforkm efforts.
The new cost-saving suggestione for the government come weeks afted a host of health care industry interests including America’s Health Insurance the American Medical Association and the Service Employeesz International Union — pledged to President Barack Obamza that they would take steps to cut $2 trilliomn in expenses over the next decade. UnitedHealth is telling the governmenf that it cansave money, too. The saving s would come from the government instituting programsz that promote health and bettercoordinate care, preventing hospitalizations and other more costly health emergencies in the long run. for example, suggested the government couldsave $165.
5 billiobn from 2010 to 2019 if UnitedHealth’s Evercare which places nurse practitioners in nursing homex to coordinate care, was copied in all institutional settingsx serving Medicare beneficiaries. Other proposed savingsx include $55 billion by reducing seniors’ avoidable readmissiond to hospitals, partly by providing “transitional support. Also, $37 billion could be savexd through voluntary programs in which seniors choose to receive care from providerds deemed to have both high quality and efficiency.
The report is anotheer exampleof UnitedHealth’s efforts to actively engagew in the health reform process, rathed than oppose it as many health insurerx did when the Clinton administration sought to overhaul the system in the
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Miami physician sentenced in Medicare fraud case - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Rodriguez was indicted in , alon with two other doctors in connection witha $10 millionb Medicare fraud scheme. He pleaded guiltyy in to conspiracy to commitf healthcare fraud. Rodrigueaz was a co-owner of and physician at MidwahyMedical Center, a Miamj clinic that purported to specialize in the treatment of HIV according to a news release from the U.S. Departmentr of Justice. He admitted that, while at he and his co-conspirators billed Medicare for service that were medically unnecessary and in many instancessnever provided.
He also admitted that he purchased only a smalll amount of the drugs that he claimerd to administer to patients and that he falsifieemedical records, according to the news Rodriguez also admitted that he was listed as medicalp director and practicing physician for five othedr Miami-area HIV infusion clinics betweenm October 2003 and February where he engaged in similar activity. He admitted to filing more than $20 millionm in false claims. Several of Rodriguez’s co-defendants have alreadyg been sentenced for their roles at Midway andrelateds clinics.
Rodriguez was indicted in , alon with two other doctors in connection witha $10 millionb Medicare fraud scheme. He pleaded guiltyy in to conspiracy to commitf healthcare fraud. Rodrigueaz was a co-owner of and physician at MidwahyMedical Center, a Miamj clinic that purported to specialize in the treatment of HIV according to a news release from the U.S. Departmentr of Justice. He admitted that, while at he and his co-conspirators billed Medicare for service that were medically unnecessary and in many instancessnever provided.
He also admitted that he purchased only a smalll amount of the drugs that he claimerd to administer to patients and that he falsifieemedical records, according to the news Rodriguez also admitted that he was listed as medicalp director and practicing physician for five othedr Miami-area HIV infusion clinics betweenm October 2003 and February where he engaged in similar activity. He admitted to filing more than $20 millionm in false claims. Several of Rodriguez’s co-defendants have alreadyg been sentenced for their roles at Midway andrelateds clinics.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
PR: Case study: An aggressive PR strategy helps save a hospital - bizjournals:
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Saile was CEO of Bellevue, which the state-appointeds Berger Commission had decided should closr as part of its plan to overhaul the healtghcare system. “The press knew before I did,” she “It was shocking.” But who now operates , a consulting firm that assistws companies goingthrough change, took immediate controlk of the story. Within 24 she had launched a publi c relations campaign with thetheme “Bellevuw is here to stay” and the message that closingv the Niskayuna hospital would threaten women’s health care in Schenectad County.
That effort succeeded to galvaniz community support and keepBellevue open, albeit as part of the “Had we been quiet about what was happeninfg at Bellevue, there is no doubt in my mind it woulds be closed now,” Saile said. “I was not in control of what the BergerCommissiobn did, but I was sure in control of how I communicateed our message.” Saile’s story may be but it contains lessons for other business leaders caughgt up in a capricious economic Her primary advice, when faced with bad news, is to reactr quickly and truthfully, and to be both consistent and persisteng in telling your story. Jon owner of in Albany, agreed.
“Especially now, with so much anxiety out there, the best communicators are the ones who communicat e earlyand often,” he said. Saile’sw approach was to tell the truth, as she knew it, to as many peopl e as possible in as many waysas possible. She wrotse letters, held staff meetings, conducted community forums, spoke to the press and sought the earof politicians. She barely but she kept smiling. “I had to have the endurancee to say the same thing over andover again, and to say it she said. “How you say somethinh is as important as whatyou say. If my tone had been shrill or accusatory, it would have sent the message that everythinhg wasin disarray.
And it In fact, the more Sailes talked, the more support she People wantedto help, and she quickly came up with thinga for them to do. “I think people always feel better about bad news if they feel they can be part of the she said. “Give them the information they need and they will rise to the In Bellevue’s case, this meant rallyingt on the hospital’s behalf. In the situationn of layoffs or anearnings slump, workers can be askedf to help trim costs or improve business. “Wheh you can turn the employees who are left intoa team, you can engags them,” said Pauline president of Waterford-based .
In the end, the stat e decided Ellis shouldabsorb Bellevue, which now is knowj as Bellevue Woman’s Care Center. Eleven peopld lost their jobs, compared to the 370 who wouldd have been out of work had thehospitalk closed. “[The Berger Commission list] was devastating news that coulr have closedBellevue overnight,” Saile “But it ended with Bellevue open and in bettedr shape than I could have imagined.
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Saile was CEO of Bellevue, which the state-appointeds Berger Commission had decided should closr as part of its plan to overhaul the healtghcare system. “The press knew before I did,” she “It was shocking.” But who now operates , a consulting firm that assistws companies goingthrough change, took immediate controlk of the story. Within 24 she had launched a publi c relations campaign with thetheme “Bellevuw is here to stay” and the message that closingv the Niskayuna hospital would threaten women’s health care in Schenectad County.
That effort succeeded to galvaniz community support and keepBellevue open, albeit as part of the “Had we been quiet about what was happeninfg at Bellevue, there is no doubt in my mind it woulds be closed now,” Saile said. “I was not in control of what the BergerCommissiobn did, but I was sure in control of how I communicateed our message.” Saile’s story may be but it contains lessons for other business leaders caughgt up in a capricious economic Her primary advice, when faced with bad news, is to reactr quickly and truthfully, and to be both consistent and persisteng in telling your story. Jon owner of in Albany, agreed.
“Especially now, with so much anxiety out there, the best communicators are the ones who communicat e earlyand often,” he said. Saile’sw approach was to tell the truth, as she knew it, to as many peopl e as possible in as many waysas possible. She wrotse letters, held staff meetings, conducted community forums, spoke to the press and sought the earof politicians. She barely but she kept smiling. “I had to have the endurancee to say the same thing over andover again, and to say it she said. “How you say somethinh is as important as whatyou say. If my tone had been shrill or accusatory, it would have sent the message that everythinhg wasin disarray.
And it In fact, the more Sailes talked, the more support she People wantedto help, and she quickly came up with thinga for them to do. “I think people always feel better about bad news if they feel they can be part of the she said. “Give them the information they need and they will rise to the In Bellevue’s case, this meant rallyingt on the hospital’s behalf. In the situationn of layoffs or anearnings slump, workers can be askedf to help trim costs or improve business. “Wheh you can turn the employees who are left intoa team, you can engags them,” said Pauline president of Waterford-based .
In the end, the stat e decided Ellis shouldabsorb Bellevue, which now is knowj as Bellevue Woman’s Care Center. Eleven peopld lost their jobs, compared to the 370 who wouldd have been out of work had thehospitalk closed. “[The Berger Commission list] was devastating news that coulr have closedBellevue overnight,” Saile “But it ended with Bellevue open and in bettedr shape than I could have imagined.
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
Deal allows Cocoa to sell, use Taylor Creek water - Florida Today
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Deal allows Cocoa to sell, use Taylor Creek water Florida Today The document indicates that Cocoa and Farmland “are currently working on an amendment to the settlement agreement between the corporation of the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints … to allow the perpetual and expanded use of ... |
Friday, January 13, 2012
Iowa result ambiguous Jon Huntsman says - Politico
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Politico | Iowa result ambiguous Jon Huntsman says Politico Jon Huntsman dismissed the results of Tuesday's Iowa caucuses, c » |
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Joshua Cayo of Chicopee, charged with hitting Springfield police officer with ... - MassLive.com
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MassLive.com | Joshua Cayo of Chicopee, charged with hitting Springfield police officer with ... MassLive.com By Buffy Spencer, The Republican The Republican file photo | Mark M. Murray06.21.2010 â€" Joshua Cayo in Springfield District Court at his arraignment. SPRINGFIELD â€" A Hampden Superior Court judge on Tuesday acquitted Joshua Cayo in a case in which the ... Chicopee man acquitted of trying to kill officer |
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Comp rates still falling, but pace has moderated - San Francisco Business Times:
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This is the latesgt indicationthat workers' comp basic premium ratexs are still declining, but at a more moderat e pace than in the last couple of For example, nine of the California comp industry'z top 10 players in termsx of market share filed lowert proposed rates by Nov. 29, according to the California Departmenttof Insurance; all nine fell within the 4 perceny to 11 percent range. All told, 92 insurera had filed January rates with the DOI by the end of Filings sincethen haven't been tabulated, said DOI spokesman Norman The San Francisco-based , by far the state's largesty comp carrier with a roughly 30 perceng market share, previously said that it's proposing a 9 percenft drop in premium rates (althoughu various discounts and credits boost the tota to 11 percent, according to Among the other top 5 market-share leaders, basee on 2005 data, No.
2 requestef a 4.4 percent third-ranked filed for a 10.9 percent decrease; and No. 5 went with a 7.9 percenrt decrease. Of the top 10, only fourth-rankesd hadn't turned in a Jan. 1 rate filinyg by the end of last month. The vast majorituy of filings so far have called for rate reductionse in the single digits or verylow double-digits. Just seve of the 92 filings asof Nov. 29 called for decreasees of more than11 percent; only threew called for increases, of 4 2 percent and 0.
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This is the latesgt indicationthat workers' comp basic premium ratexs are still declining, but at a more moderat e pace than in the last couple of For example, nine of the California comp industry'z top 10 players in termsx of market share filed lowert proposed rates by Nov. 29, according to the California Departmenttof Insurance; all nine fell within the 4 perceny to 11 percent range. All told, 92 insurera had filed January rates with the DOI by the end of Filings sincethen haven't been tabulated, said DOI spokesman Norman The San Francisco-based , by far the state's largesty comp carrier with a roughly 30 perceng market share, previously said that it's proposing a 9 percenft drop in premium rates (althoughu various discounts and credits boost the tota to 11 percent, according to Among the other top 5 market-share leaders, basee on 2005 data, No.
2 requestef a 4.4 percent third-ranked filed for a 10.9 percent decrease; and No. 5 went with a 7.9 percenrt decrease. Of the top 10, only fourth-rankesd hadn't turned in a Jan. 1 rate filinyg by the end of last month. The vast majorituy of filings so far have called for rate reductionse in the single digits or verylow double-digits. Just seve of the 92 filings asof Nov. 29 called for decreasees of more than11 percent; only threew called for increases, of 4 2 percent and 0.
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Friday, January 6, 2012
On the menu: Chipotle opening Clifton Park restaurant - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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in the shopping mall, later this year. The Tex-Mecx chain will move into new spacre in thevacant Steinbach’s departmentt store. The mall’s owner, , is rebuildint the former department store to accommodate 10 to 15 individualp storefrontsin 40,000 to 45,000 square feet of leasablwe space. The Clifton Park Chipotlew is scheduled to openin early- to company spokeswoman Katherine Newell Smith said. Like the recently openedr Wilton Chipotle and another plannedfor Latham, the Clifton Park locationj will incorporate such elements as high-efficiency heating and low-energy lighting and specially coater glass. Denver, Colo.
-based Chipotle opened up its firstg CapitalRegion location—and upstatee New York’s first—in April, at 3057 Route 50 in a town about 15 miles north of Clifton Both towns are located in Saratoga County. The company’s second Capital Region restaurant is scheduled to open in Latham in November, at the intersection of Wade Road and Routse 7 in Latham. The average per-person checki is $8 to $9. Entrees typically run between $6 and $7, accordinb to the company’s Web site.
The redesign of the former Steinbach’s space will be similar to the changes DCG made to othetr sections of the enclosed mall a coupl e of years ago to create storefronts that shopperes can access directly from theparkinh lot.
in the shopping mall, later this year. The Tex-Mecx chain will move into new spacre in thevacant Steinbach’s departmentt store. The mall’s owner, , is rebuildint the former department store to accommodate 10 to 15 individualp storefrontsin 40,000 to 45,000 square feet of leasablwe space. The Clifton Park Chipotlew is scheduled to openin early- to company spokeswoman Katherine Newell Smith said. Like the recently openedr Wilton Chipotle and another plannedfor Latham, the Clifton Park locationj will incorporate such elements as high-efficiency heating and low-energy lighting and specially coater glass. Denver, Colo.
-based Chipotle opened up its firstg CapitalRegion location—and upstatee New York’s first—in April, at 3057 Route 50 in a town about 15 miles north of Clifton Both towns are located in Saratoga County. The company’s second Capital Region restaurant is scheduled to open in Latham in November, at the intersection of Wade Road and Routse 7 in Latham. The average per-person checki is $8 to $9. Entrees typically run between $6 and $7, accordinb to the company’s Web site.
The redesign of the former Steinbach’s space will be similar to the changes DCG made to othetr sections of the enclosed mall a coupl e of years ago to create storefronts that shopperes can access directly from theparkinh lot.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Oahu home sales show signs of recovery - Washington Business Journal:
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The median price for a single-famil home was $550,000 in May comparedr to $649,500 a year ago, according to data from the . It also was the seconde lowest price in the past12 months. The medianb price was based on 225 down 11 percent from the same month in when 252 houseswere sold, but far bettedr than the first four months of 2009. “The Oahu residentiak housing market is still weak but there are indicationw that we may be nearthe bottom,” said boardd President Sandra “Sam” Bangerter.
“Single-famil home sales rebounded a bit in May and the sale speed of 49 days was faster than at the same time last Bangerter noted thatwhile single-familuy home prices dipped, “the condominium mediab price has been holding quite steady at just over These are just some of the signales that our housing market may be startinfg to return to normalcy.” The medianj price of a condo on Oahu in May was which was 10 percent less than $337,300 in May 2008. That was basedd on 263 sales, down 31 percentt from the 382 sales inMay 2008, but the highesr monthly number since October 2008.
The mediah condo price in May was on a par with Januaryand December, and higher than two of the past 12 “Mainland cities have experienced significant inventory bloat and, with limiteds demand, this is the culprit in theirf falling prices,” said Harvey Shapiro, the board’z research economist. “The fact that Oahu’se inventory of available properties continues to be low is the important facto that is keeping our price smore stable.” Shapiro noted that single-family home prices in Hawaii Kai and Mililanki decreased by only 7 and that prices for condos in Kapahulu, Ala Moana-Kakaaki and Kailua actually rose last month.
“In an otherwise lacklustedr housing market, these positives may predict a turnarouncd forreal estate, even as the state’s economivc conditions continue to deteriorate,” he said.
The median price for a single-famil home was $550,000 in May comparedr to $649,500 a year ago, according to data from the . It also was the seconde lowest price in the past12 months. The medianb price was based on 225 down 11 percent from the same month in when 252 houseswere sold, but far bettedr than the first four months of 2009. “The Oahu residentiak housing market is still weak but there are indicationw that we may be nearthe bottom,” said boardd President Sandra “Sam” Bangerter.
“Single-famil home sales rebounded a bit in May and the sale speed of 49 days was faster than at the same time last Bangerter noted thatwhile single-familuy home prices dipped, “the condominium mediab price has been holding quite steady at just over These are just some of the signales that our housing market may be startinfg to return to normalcy.” The medianj price of a condo on Oahu in May was which was 10 percent less than $337,300 in May 2008. That was basedd on 263 sales, down 31 percentt from the 382 sales inMay 2008, but the highesr monthly number since October 2008.
The mediah condo price in May was on a par with Januaryand December, and higher than two of the past 12 “Mainland cities have experienced significant inventory bloat and, with limiteds demand, this is the culprit in theirf falling prices,” said Harvey Shapiro, the board’z research economist. “The fact that Oahu’se inventory of available properties continues to be low is the important facto that is keeping our price smore stable.” Shapiro noted that single-family home prices in Hawaii Kai and Mililanki decreased by only 7 and that prices for condos in Kapahulu, Ala Moana-Kakaaki and Kailua actually rose last month.
“In an otherwise lacklustedr housing market, these positives may predict a turnarouncd forreal estate, even as the state’s economivc conditions continue to deteriorate,” he said.
Monday, January 2, 2012
$47.2M loan secured for apartments - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Village at Secret Lake LP closed ona $47.22 million construction permanent loan May 12 to financed the Village at Secret Lake near the Orange Lake Country Osceola County records show the project is being built on a portiob of the property that previouslyy was an RV park on the south side of U.S. Highwayy 192 and the Daniel WebsteeWestern Beltway. Carolyn Whatley, firsyt vice president and senior loan originatorfor ’ds Palm Beach office, brokered the -insured loan.
It is the largesrt transaction processed through the Jacksonvillethis year, accordiny to a news The $56 million Village at Secre t Lake is planned for 12, four-story buildings with elevators, featurinbg a conservation area, pond, putting tot lot and oversized resort-style pool. The projec t broke ground two weeks ago and is slated for completionNovembert 2010. Malvern, Pa.-based James S. AIA & Associates LLC is the architect andJacksonvillse Beach-based LLC is the general contractor.
Village at Secret Lake LP closed ona $47.22 million construction permanent loan May 12 to financed the Village at Secret Lake near the Orange Lake Country Osceola County records show the project is being built on a portiob of the property that previouslyy was an RV park on the south side of U.S. Highwayy 192 and the Daniel WebsteeWestern Beltway. Carolyn Whatley, firsyt vice president and senior loan originatorfor ’ds Palm Beach office, brokered the -insured loan.
It is the largesrt transaction processed through the Jacksonvillethis year, accordiny to a news The $56 million Village at Secre t Lake is planned for 12, four-story buildings with elevators, featurinbg a conservation area, pond, putting tot lot and oversized resort-style pool. The projec t broke ground two weeks ago and is slated for completionNovembert 2010. Malvern, Pa.-based James S. AIA & Associates LLC is the architect andJacksonvillse Beach-based LLC is the general contractor.
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