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The two-year pilot is expected to begib bythe fall. The progra m is a partnership of the Capital DistrictTransportation Authority, the Capital District Transportationb Committee, the Downtown Albany Business Improvement the state Department of Transportation and the . is currentl recruiting businesses that mighf have employees coming from the same region who would be interested in participating inthe “The main thing is you have to have at leasft a minimum number of people to use the Janack said.
The way the program would work is one of the participantsa would also act as the The van would be assigned to a stay atthat person’s place of employment during the day and remain at the driver’d home in the evening. The companh providing the wheelsis Inc. out of N.J. VPSI had $62 million in revenu e in 2008. VPSI was formed in 1977 and startedfor Today, the company has 5,000 vans in operatiobn in more than 45 states and 50,000 passengers. VPSI reported “At this as soon as possible we hope to begin rollingvans out,” said Jesse Kafka, VPSI’s business development executive. The company expects to have 20 vans in operation withintwo years.
“We expecrt to add one van or so each mont h through the life ofthe program,” he For more information, call Mila Vega a CDTA plannert at 437-6865.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
RCMP asked to probe former Tory staffer for interfering with info request - Montreal Gazette
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Globe and Mail | RCMP asked to probe former Tory staffer for interfering with info request Montreal Gazette OTTAWA รข€" The Harper government has asked the RCMP to investigate a former Conservative political operative over claims that he interfered with a media request filed under the Access to Information Act. Public Works an! d Government Services Minister ... Tories C » |
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Let's be strategic: Tapping petroleum reserve is no answer to price spikes ... - Houston Chronicle
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Financial Feed | Let's be strategic: Tapping petroleum reserve is no answer to price spikes ... Houston Chronicle Let's be strategic: Tapping petroleum reserve is no answer to price spikes. Let's focus on real solutions With gasoline prices zooming toward the $4 mark and political uncertainty reaching into Saudi Arabia, a growing chorus of voices has been c » |
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Ritter confronted at bill signing by union grocery workers - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Ritter addressed the workers publiclyafter , repeating to them as he had writtebn in his May 19 veto of Housr Bill 1170 that he felt that the bill would have interruptedc ongoing union negotiations with grocery-storse chains , and Albertsons. But after severak minutes of explanation, workers began yelling, "Thaty is a lie!" and "Sir, why did you and the governor leftthe podium. "I have made my Thank you very much," Ritte said as he exited the packed west foyer ofthe .
Tensions between union workers and the Democratic governorr that they helped to elecg in 2006 have been simmering since his veto of the bill that wouldf haveallowed locked-out workers to collect unemploymengt insurance benefits. United Food and Commercial Workers UniobLocal No. 7 President Ernest Duran said that Ritter had themand "reneged on his promises," and some activists have begum looking for a candidate to oppose Ritte in a primary.
Ritter signed 29 bills Tuesday, culminatinh with an evening "Help for Working Familiezs Fair" at the Capitol in whicu he inked six laws to help unemployedc residents receive more benefits and keep homes from being foreclosed amongother things. Leaders from several construction uniond stood behind him as he signed one of the HouseBill 1310, which allows for the easieer filing of complaints if an employerf misqualifies a worker as an independent contractor. But, even beforee then, while Ritter was signing a measure that will alloa local governments tosell low- to no-interesg bonds for public construction under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the haranguesz began.
Crowd members clad in blacm UFCW shirtsyelled "Governor, can you explainn why you vetoed House Bill 1170?" and "We supportf you, governor; you turned your back on as Ritter largely ignored Then, as he later signed Senate Bill 247, which increasews the number of Coloradans who qualify for unemployment insurance and will bring in some $200 millio n in federal money, someone yelled: "Where was your supporg for the grocery workers when you vetoef House Bill 1170, governor?" Ritter replied: "I'm going to sign theser bills, and then we'll talk.
" After he finished, the governod rose to the microphone and firsgt told the crowd how many of the new laws will help workerss affected by the recession. He then explained that signin g HB 1170 would have been akin to the governmenrt implementing new playing rules for negotiations betweeb the UFCW and the three grocery chainxs that have been underway sinceApril 9. He also said that he would be open to reconsidering similar legislatiojn at afuture date.
He noted that a bill he signedr Tuesdayregarding electricians' education standardxs was similar to one he vetoed in 2008 while tellintg competing sides on the measure that they needex to work out a compromisde -- which they did this year. "Io also think that public policyh should not be used tointerrupt negotiations," Ritter told the which included about 25 UFCW workers along with proponents of the billa being signed. "It is my great hope that you'r able to work this Then question-shouting began from the And Ritter's speech to the group ended.
Ritter addressed the workers publiclyafter , repeating to them as he had writtebn in his May 19 veto of Housr Bill 1170 that he felt that the bill would have interruptedc ongoing union negotiations with grocery-storse chains , and Albertsons. But after severak minutes of explanation, workers began yelling, "Thaty is a lie!" and "Sir, why did you and the governor leftthe podium. "I have made my Thank you very much," Ritte said as he exited the packed west foyer ofthe .
Tensions between union workers and the Democratic governorr that they helped to elecg in 2006 have been simmering since his veto of the bill that wouldf haveallowed locked-out workers to collect unemploymengt insurance benefits. United Food and Commercial Workers UniobLocal No. 7 President Ernest Duran said that Ritter had themand "reneged on his promises," and some activists have begum looking for a candidate to oppose Ritte in a primary.
Ritter signed 29 bills Tuesday, culminatinh with an evening "Help for Working Familiezs Fair" at the Capitol in whicu he inked six laws to help unemployedc residents receive more benefits and keep homes from being foreclosed amongother things. Leaders from several construction uniond stood behind him as he signed one of the HouseBill 1310, which allows for the easieer filing of complaints if an employerf misqualifies a worker as an independent contractor. But, even beforee then, while Ritter was signing a measure that will alloa local governments tosell low- to no-interesg bonds for public construction under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the haranguesz began.
Crowd members clad in blacm UFCW shirtsyelled "Governor, can you explainn why you vetoed House Bill 1170?" and "We supportf you, governor; you turned your back on as Ritter largely ignored Then, as he later signed Senate Bill 247, which increasews the number of Coloradans who qualify for unemployment insurance and will bring in some $200 millio n in federal money, someone yelled: "Where was your supporg for the grocery workers when you vetoef House Bill 1170, governor?" Ritter replied: "I'm going to sign theser bills, and then we'll talk.
" After he finished, the governod rose to the microphone and firsgt told the crowd how many of the new laws will help workerss affected by the recession. He then explained that signin g HB 1170 would have been akin to the governmenrt implementing new playing rules for negotiations betweeb the UFCW and the three grocery chainxs that have been underway sinceApril 9. He also said that he would be open to reconsidering similar legislatiojn at afuture date.
He noted that a bill he signedr Tuesdayregarding electricians' education standardxs was similar to one he vetoed in 2008 while tellintg competing sides on the measure that they needex to work out a compromisde -- which they did this year. "Io also think that public policyh should not be used tointerrupt negotiations," Ritter told the which included about 25 UFCW workers along with proponents of the billa being signed. "It is my great hope that you'r able to work this Then question-shouting began from the And Ritter's speech to the group ended.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Weisman continues audit contract with Homeland Security - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The firm, based in Tampa, was awarded the sole source contracgfor 2007, and it was extended to includwe 2008. The recovery audits will be performex in thecoming months, a release The General Services Administration contract, won through a competitivwe bid process, has options for extension throug h 2010. The agencies included in the recoverh audits for 2007 werethe , including Immigration and Customa Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, , , , , and othe agencies serviced by DHS/ICE and . This year the is processingf a request to be added to the agencie s servicedby Weisman, the released said.
Weisman’s services for this contractg are provided on a contingency basis so the dollar valur of the contracts will vary from year to year based upon overpaymentsz it identifies and The audits it conducted for the government agencies for fiscal 2007approached $1 million, and the firm receives a percentage of that. Weismab has national audit staff to supportthis
The firm, based in Tampa, was awarded the sole source contracgfor 2007, and it was extended to includwe 2008. The recovery audits will be performex in thecoming months, a release The General Services Administration contract, won through a competitivwe bid process, has options for extension throug h 2010. The agencies included in the recoverh audits for 2007 werethe , including Immigration and Customa Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, , , , , and othe agencies serviced by DHS/ICE and . This year the is processingf a request to be added to the agencie s servicedby Weisman, the released said.
Weisman’s services for this contractg are provided on a contingency basis so the dollar valur of the contracts will vary from year to year based upon overpaymentsz it identifies and The audits it conducted for the government agencies for fiscal 2007approached $1 million, and the firm receives a percentage of that. Weismab has national audit staff to supportthis
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Bennet cites Colorado examples in Senate plea for health-care reform - Wichita Business Journal:
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Coloradans, he said, "speak for countlesds others acrossthe nation. All they ask for is a healtuh care system that worksfor them, a health care syste that doesn’t crush them with unreasonable cost and a health care system that doesn’r deny them coverage just because they have pre-existint conditions." Bennet, D- Colo., also touted his own proposals to make patien t transition care more cost-effectiv and successful. "In Colorado, we haven’t waited on he said. "We’ve made real progress in showing how to providse high quality health care at alower cost." formerly superintendent of the Denver Public Schools, was appointed to the Senate by Gov.
Bill Ritterd to fill the seat vacated by Ken Salazar when Salazae was picked by President Barack Obama as secretary of the Here is the full textof Bennet'x Senate-floor speech as prepared for delivery Thursday, providr by his staff. In the speech, he is addressing the president ofthe Senate. Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the urgent need for healtcare reform. The people of and the American people, have waited for too long for Washingtojnto act. We should begihn with a basic if you have coverage and youlike it, you can keep it. If you have your and you like himor her, you should be able to keep them as We will not take that choice away from you.
But even as we keep what we must confront the challenges of soaring health care costxs and the lack of accesszto affordable, quality health care. The statud quo is unacceptable. Every day, families in Colorado and acros America facerising premiums. Their plans offer fewer They are denied coverage becauseof pre-existing And until we fix the health care system, we won’f be able to fix the fiscalk mess in which we find Since 1970, the sharre of healthcare as a part of the GDP has gone from 7 percenyt to 17 percent. The United Statesa spends over $2 trillion in healty care costs, including over $400 billionb on Medicare alone.
Presideny Obama has said that the biggest threat toour nation’s balance sheet is the skyrocketing cost of healt h care. And he’s In Colorado, we haven’t waited on Washington. We’ve made real progresse in showing how to provide high quality health care at alower cost. Last week, the New Yorke magazine published an articlentitled “The Cost Conundrum” that highlights the important work that’sz been done in Mesa Colorado. Over thirty years ago this communityserving 120,000 people came together—doctors, nurses, and the non-profit healty insurance company.
They agreed upon a system that paid doctors and nursess for seeing patients and producing betterquality care. They realized that problems and costs go down when care is more InMesa County, the city of Grand Junctio n implemented an integrated health care systemj that provides follow-up care with This follow-up care has helped lower hospital readmissions rates in Granfd Junction to just 3 percent. Compar e that to the 20 percentrate nationwide, and it is cleae that our community on the Western Slope of Colorado is onto something groundbreaking. High readmissio n rates are a huge problem forour seniors.
Nearlyt one in five Medicare patientas who leave a hospital are readmittex within thefollowing month, and more than three-quarterw of these readmissions are Rehospitalization costs Medicare over $17 billionh a year. It’s painful for patients and familiee to be caught up in these cyclewsof treatment. All too often, care is fragmented you go fromthe doctor, to the to a nursing home, back to the hospital and then back to the doctorr again. Patients are given medication instructionsw as they are leavingthe hospital, many times aftef coming off of strong They don’t know whom to call, and they are not sure what to ask theird primary care doctor.
The both our Denver and Mesa County health communitiedshave found, is to provide patients leavinfg the hospital with a “coach.” This coac is a trained health professional connecting home and the This coach teaches patients how to manage their health on theier own.
Coloradans, he said, "speak for countlesds others acrossthe nation. All they ask for is a healtuh care system that worksfor them, a health care syste that doesn’t crush them with unreasonable cost and a health care system that doesn’r deny them coverage just because they have pre-existint conditions." Bennet, D- Colo., also touted his own proposals to make patien t transition care more cost-effectiv and successful. "In Colorado, we haven’t waited on he said. "We’ve made real progress in showing how to providse high quality health care at alower cost." formerly superintendent of the Denver Public Schools, was appointed to the Senate by Gov.
Bill Ritterd to fill the seat vacated by Ken Salazar when Salazae was picked by President Barack Obama as secretary of the Here is the full textof Bennet'x Senate-floor speech as prepared for delivery Thursday, providr by his staff. In the speech, he is addressing the president ofthe Senate. Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the urgent need for healtcare reform. The people of and the American people, have waited for too long for Washingtojnto act. We should begihn with a basic if you have coverage and youlike it, you can keep it. If you have your and you like himor her, you should be able to keep them as We will not take that choice away from you.
But even as we keep what we must confront the challenges of soaring health care costxs and the lack of accesszto affordable, quality health care. The statud quo is unacceptable. Every day, families in Colorado and acros America facerising premiums. Their plans offer fewer They are denied coverage becauseof pre-existing And until we fix the health care system, we won’f be able to fix the fiscalk mess in which we find Since 1970, the sharre of healthcare as a part of the GDP has gone from 7 percenyt to 17 percent. The United Statesa spends over $2 trillion in healty care costs, including over $400 billionb on Medicare alone.
Presideny Obama has said that the biggest threat toour nation’s balance sheet is the skyrocketing cost of healt h care. And he’s In Colorado, we haven’t waited on Washington. We’ve made real progresse in showing how to provide high quality health care at alower cost. Last week, the New Yorke magazine published an articlentitled “The Cost Conundrum” that highlights the important work that’sz been done in Mesa Colorado. Over thirty years ago this communityserving 120,000 people came together—doctors, nurses, and the non-profit healty insurance company.
They agreed upon a system that paid doctors and nursess for seeing patients and producing betterquality care. They realized that problems and costs go down when care is more InMesa County, the city of Grand Junctio n implemented an integrated health care systemj that provides follow-up care with This follow-up care has helped lower hospital readmissions rates in Granfd Junction to just 3 percent. Compar e that to the 20 percentrate nationwide, and it is cleae that our community on the Western Slope of Colorado is onto something groundbreaking. High readmissio n rates are a huge problem forour seniors.
Nearlyt one in five Medicare patientas who leave a hospital are readmittex within thefollowing month, and more than three-quarterw of these readmissions are Rehospitalization costs Medicare over $17 billionh a year. It’s painful for patients and familiee to be caught up in these cyclewsof treatment. All too often, care is fragmented you go fromthe doctor, to the to a nursing home, back to the hospital and then back to the doctorr again. Patients are given medication instructionsw as they are leavingthe hospital, many times aftef coming off of strong They don’t know whom to call, and they are not sure what to ask theird primary care doctor.
The both our Denver and Mesa County health communitiedshave found, is to provide patients leavinfg the hospital with a “coach.” This coac is a trained health professional connecting home and the This coach teaches patients how to manage their health on theier own.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Gold standard: LEED-certified building a product of collaboration - Boston Business Journal:
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The joint venture between The , with the help of architecturaocompany , resulted in a 316,000-square-foot green buildinf that has been pre-certified to receive the ’s LEED gold National Grid’s new headquarters, situated in the Reservoir Woods east campus in Waltham, will includde a host of green design 34 in all, from rooftop solar panelsw to systems that recapture stormwater and use it for sewager systems. Once completed, the $135 million building will be one of the largesr green commercial buildings in thestate (the platinum-certifier Genzyme Center in Cambridge being “It was clear it was going to be a collaboration (with National Grid).
They did have an extremel active role throughoutthe process, and they had very ambitioua goals for the environmental sustainabilityh of the building,” said Davis. The collaboration betwee n Davis, Marcus and National Grid startecd when the utility was looking for space after its acquisition ofin 2007. It knew it needed a facility that would meet not only the physical need s ofthe company, but serve as an examplw to customers that it was dedicatedd to environmental stewardship. “We are goingy to be significantly growingour energy-efficiencyh program and for us to be able to go in to there is an issuee of credibility,” said Tom King, president of Nationaol Grid’s U.S.
-based operations. “It’s a leadership When it settled upon Reservoir Woods as itsnew home, Nationakl Grid established a lofty goal for its builde to suit construction: to achieve an 80 percent reductioh in its greenhouse gas emissiona by 2050. To do this, the company invested in sustainably harvestedbuilding materials, high-efficiency heating and cooling systeme and even sunshades on south-facing windows to keep the building warm in the wintef and cool in the summer. The hardest part of designinh the building was notits size, but makinf the step from LEED silver to LEED gold withouft breaking the bank.
“You can go from certified to silver without much trouble orextra cost,” said Michaek Hass, the project’s “To get up to gold is a much biggeer hurdle. We went through a lot of idease and looked at what was Some ideas, like powering the building with fuel cell were not cost effective, Hass said. But all-in-all, the group was able to integratse the vast majority of its 55 green featurews talked about at a price well belowthe $60 to $80 per squarer foot premium on LEED gold Marcus said.
The joint venture between The , with the help of architecturaocompany , resulted in a 316,000-square-foot green buildinf that has been pre-certified to receive the ’s LEED gold National Grid’s new headquarters, situated in the Reservoir Woods east campus in Waltham, will includde a host of green design 34 in all, from rooftop solar panelsw to systems that recapture stormwater and use it for sewager systems. Once completed, the $135 million building will be one of the largesr green commercial buildings in thestate (the platinum-certifier Genzyme Center in Cambridge being “It was clear it was going to be a collaboration (with National Grid).
They did have an extremel active role throughoutthe process, and they had very ambitioua goals for the environmental sustainabilityh of the building,” said Davis. The collaboration betwee n Davis, Marcus and National Grid startecd when the utility was looking for space after its acquisition ofin 2007. It knew it needed a facility that would meet not only the physical need s ofthe company, but serve as an examplw to customers that it was dedicatedd to environmental stewardship. “We are goingy to be significantly growingour energy-efficiencyh program and for us to be able to go in to there is an issuee of credibility,” said Tom King, president of Nationaol Grid’s U.S.
-based operations. “It’s a leadership When it settled upon Reservoir Woods as itsnew home, Nationakl Grid established a lofty goal for its builde to suit construction: to achieve an 80 percent reductioh in its greenhouse gas emissiona by 2050. To do this, the company invested in sustainably harvestedbuilding materials, high-efficiency heating and cooling systeme and even sunshades on south-facing windows to keep the building warm in the wintef and cool in the summer. The hardest part of designinh the building was notits size, but makinf the step from LEED silver to LEED gold withouft breaking the bank.
“You can go from certified to silver without much trouble orextra cost,” said Michaek Hass, the project’s “To get up to gold is a much biggeer hurdle. We went through a lot of idease and looked at what was Some ideas, like powering the building with fuel cell were not cost effective, Hass said. But all-in-all, the group was able to integratse the vast majority of its 55 green featurews talked about at a price well belowthe $60 to $80 per squarer foot premium on LEED gold Marcus said.
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