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domingo, 29 de abril de 2012
Cops quiz husband over wife - The Australian
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sexta-feira, 27 de abril de 2012
GDP report doesn't weigh on stocks, draws mixed reaction from analysts - Washington Post
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CBS News | GDP report doesn't weigh on stocks, draws mixed reaction from analysts Washington Post The news from the Commerce Department on Friday that the US economy had grown at a rate of only 2.2 percent.in the first three months of the year was disappointing to those expecting a higher figure. But not so much so that the underwhelming report set ... A weaker first quarter doesn't mean a weak year Growth slowed at year's start but some see rebound |
quarta-feira, 25 de abril de 2012
Skills carryover helps startups hone ventures - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Elliott, 45, spent 18 years as a technical writer for and community relations managerefor . Five years ago, however, sensinhg change with her position at Lucentwas coming, she Two years later, using $80,000 in personaol savings and a credit card, Elliotg opened . In the markert for a spring jacket? Shopperd at her store are likely to find one adorned with buttons andbelt loops. What abour baubles? Young ladies on the fence about gettin g their ears pierced are sure to be pushed off by a set of tiny cupcake-shaped earrings.
Elliott says she believex that ifmerchandise isn’t different enough to warrant a customers are likely to bypass it as opposed to makinh a beeline to the cash register. The shop owned never read this in a book but knows it byinstinctt – something she honed and learnedr to trust during her days at AT&T and “I am always on the lookout for qualityu products that are feminine and there also has to be some sort of twis – something that’s going to give customers a littlwe bit more bang for their says Elliott, who targetd teenagers and women interested in versatile jewelry and handbags.
“It’s all about knowing your audience, whic is something I learned back when I was writingoperations manuals. It’s a skill I now appluy to this business.” in fact, made it a point to brintg her corporate communications background to the tabls to help maximize her investmentr andattract customers. “As Lucentf Technologies Columbus Works communithrelations manager, I was in charge of special events, which means I know how to begi n with a vision and implement ever detail,” she says.
“These days, one of my primary methodas of getting people through my door revolves aroundspeciap events, including private shopping parties, girls’ nights out and breakfasr mixers for women busines owners in New Albany.” Furthermore, she offersw up her store for networkingh and events, even up to the poinr of making the invitations and providing refreshments. “It’se all stuff I learned how to do when I worked at my old she says. The idea is to introduce her shop to potentia customers without breaking the bank something else Elliott picked upat Lucent. “The companh encouraged us to manage its departmenta budgets as if the money wasour own.
Thesd days, the money really is my own,” she says. It’s not uncommon for professionals to take stock of their careerz when they see job functionws consolidated and coworkers losingf their jobs because ofnumberd crunches, as it did for It’s especially difficult when mid-life sneaks up and passionn for the job givex way to stress and pressure. For a few of these the answer can be foundin entrepreneurship, says Pierrew Daunic, president of . “I wouldn’t call it but given the state of the more and more people areconsidering (self-employment) as an he says.
Daunic, whose six-year-old company specializes in cover lettet andresume development, says entrepreneurs who possessz certain fundamental skills, including leadership and communications skills, are in the best positio to use those talents in meaningful ways even when the startup is unrelated to the caree that developed those talents. “For I started out as an Air Force officer, moved into commercial construction, and then startec teaching at the ,” Daunic said.
“What I do in particular, revolves arounds the teaching skills I learned at the academh because I teach clients how to market Prior to becoming a business he stumbled intoa high-tech recruitingt career thanks, he says, to the eclecticx skills he gained in the “After serving 10 years in the Air Force, I walked into an employment agency to hand in my resume only to receivwe a job offer from the agency. I believe it was becausr I was well educater and possessed a broadr knowledge ofdifferent (military) careers,” says who has worked in the career fiel since 1980.
Celia Crossley of Columbus-basedf , which specializes in careetr managementfor individuals, says gaining experience in one industry and then launchinvg a business in anothet isn’t common practice. “It’s more the exception than the It takes someone very committed to make such a says Crossley, who can think of one client who did it. A formee manager for a chemical company and a graduate student majoring in her client used his academic skillss to research franchise opportunities befors settling ona dry-cleaning operation in the earl 1990s, Crossley says.
As difficult as it is to reassign one’s abilities in an unrelatedr entrepreneurial setting, Crossley says she is even less optimistif when it comes to transferring extraneouz skills in the currentjob market. Therwe is simply no reason these days for employers to considere candidateswho don’t match up in obvioua ways. “For example, if an HR professional has a job openinf that requires experience in four different you can bet she will find someone who has experiencer inall four. You are not going to attracyt attention from employers unless you aligb perfectly with the she says.
Elliott, 45, spent 18 years as a technical writer for and community relations managerefor . Five years ago, however, sensinhg change with her position at Lucentwas coming, she Two years later, using $80,000 in personaol savings and a credit card, Elliotg opened . In the markert for a spring jacket? Shopperd at her store are likely to find one adorned with buttons andbelt loops. What abour baubles? Young ladies on the fence about gettin g their ears pierced are sure to be pushed off by a set of tiny cupcake-shaped earrings.
Elliott says she believex that ifmerchandise isn’t different enough to warrant a customers are likely to bypass it as opposed to makinh a beeline to the cash register. The shop owned never read this in a book but knows it byinstinctt – something she honed and learnedr to trust during her days at AT&T and “I am always on the lookout for qualityu products that are feminine and there also has to be some sort of twis – something that’s going to give customers a littlwe bit more bang for their says Elliott, who targetd teenagers and women interested in versatile jewelry and handbags.
“It’s all about knowing your audience, whic is something I learned back when I was writingoperations manuals. It’s a skill I now appluy to this business.” in fact, made it a point to brintg her corporate communications background to the tabls to help maximize her investmentr andattract customers. “As Lucentf Technologies Columbus Works communithrelations manager, I was in charge of special events, which means I know how to begi n with a vision and implement ever detail,” she says.
“These days, one of my primary methodas of getting people through my door revolves aroundspeciap events, including private shopping parties, girls’ nights out and breakfasr mixers for women busines owners in New Albany.” Furthermore, she offersw up her store for networkingh and events, even up to the poinr of making the invitations and providing refreshments. “It’se all stuff I learned how to do when I worked at my old she says. The idea is to introduce her shop to potentia customers without breaking the bank something else Elliott picked upat Lucent. “The companh encouraged us to manage its departmenta budgets as if the money wasour own.
Thesd days, the money really is my own,” she says. It’s not uncommon for professionals to take stock of their careerz when they see job functionws consolidated and coworkers losingf their jobs because ofnumberd crunches, as it did for It’s especially difficult when mid-life sneaks up and passionn for the job givex way to stress and pressure. For a few of these the answer can be foundin entrepreneurship, says Pierrew Daunic, president of . “I wouldn’t call it but given the state of the more and more people areconsidering (self-employment) as an he says.
Daunic, whose six-year-old company specializes in cover lettet andresume development, says entrepreneurs who possessz certain fundamental skills, including leadership and communications skills, are in the best positio to use those talents in meaningful ways even when the startup is unrelated to the caree that developed those talents. “For I started out as an Air Force officer, moved into commercial construction, and then startec teaching at the ,” Daunic said.
“What I do in particular, revolves arounds the teaching skills I learned at the academh because I teach clients how to market Prior to becoming a business he stumbled intoa high-tech recruitingt career thanks, he says, to the eclecticx skills he gained in the “After serving 10 years in the Air Force, I walked into an employment agency to hand in my resume only to receivwe a job offer from the agency. I believe it was becausr I was well educater and possessed a broadr knowledge ofdifferent (military) careers,” says who has worked in the career fiel since 1980.
Celia Crossley of Columbus-basedf , which specializes in careetr managementfor individuals, says gaining experience in one industry and then launchinvg a business in anothet isn’t common practice. “It’s more the exception than the It takes someone very committed to make such a says Crossley, who can think of one client who did it. A formee manager for a chemical company and a graduate student majoring in her client used his academic skillss to research franchise opportunities befors settling ona dry-cleaning operation in the earl 1990s, Crossley says.
As difficult as it is to reassign one’s abilities in an unrelatedr entrepreneurial setting, Crossley says she is even less optimistif when it comes to transferring extraneouz skills in the currentjob market. Therwe is simply no reason these days for employers to considere candidateswho don’t match up in obvioua ways. “For example, if an HR professional has a job openinf that requires experience in four different you can bet she will find someone who has experiencer inall four. You are not going to attracyt attention from employers unless you aligb perfectly with the she says.
terça-feira, 24 de abril de 2012
Phoenix tech industry No. 29 among 100 U.S. metro areas - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The study, conducted by Americaj City Business Journals, parent company of the Phoeniz BusinessJournal , found Phoenisx ranked 29th among the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas for its technologt industry. The Valley ranked high in termws of the number of tech employees and typeszof companies, but the relative lack of an educated work force to attractg new industry hampered its overalll ranking. The study crowned San Jose, the heart of Siliconb Valley, as the best tech market. Phoenix also fell behine Dallas (14th), Tucson (18th), Detroit (21st), Albuquerque and Denver (27th) in terms of how attractived it is asa high-tecyh center.
Steve Zylstra, CEO of the , sees the rankings as a sign that Arizona is heading in the rightf direction in terms of diversifying its economy withmore tech-intensivre businesses. In the past five years, the stater has launched efforts to land morebiotech companies. Duringf the past year, teamed with industry leaders to launcy the Aerospace Institute and theSolar Institute. “We’ve made a lot of but we also still have a lot of workto do,” he “Arizona’s leaders have shown recently they understand the state’s future depends on investingy in our technology base.
” According to the Phoenix has 4,199 high-tecjh companies and more than 81,000 high-tech That equals about 19.4 jobs per high-tech company. Those numbers put the Valleyh in the top 25 percent Butonly 7.5 percent of the area’s residentx have master’s degrees or placing Phoenix well below San at 17 percent, or even Tucson, at 10.2 percent. Marilyn principal of MGT Associates LLC and a board memberof TechAmerica, said the statwe has put numerous technology incentives into play, such as the researcu and development tax credit. Theree also is increasing investment in Arizonaw firms by local investors and national venturecapitalo firms, she said.
The state still needs to do more to ensurde the industry will remain competitive and continudeto grow, Teplitz said. “Ww are not aggressive enough in supporting corporate and need to take a longer view on the sustaininf benefits resulting from an increase incorporate headquarters,” she said. The Valley and stat e benefit when more tech jobs are but state officials still must focus on policiee that will enable future Zylstra said.
“The technology industriex thatcreate goods, engage in trade and create higher-than-averagwe paying jobs are the underpinning for the state’s entire economy,” he “Most all other industries are built arounf them, and will only flourish if the technologyy industry flourishes. When the Legislature approves R&Ds tax credits and Intel decides toinvestr $3 billion in a Chand-ler plant, we all
The study, conducted by Americaj City Business Journals, parent company of the Phoeniz BusinessJournal , found Phoenisx ranked 29th among the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas for its technologt industry. The Valley ranked high in termws of the number of tech employees and typeszof companies, but the relative lack of an educated work force to attractg new industry hampered its overalll ranking. The study crowned San Jose, the heart of Siliconb Valley, as the best tech market. Phoenix also fell behine Dallas (14th), Tucson (18th), Detroit (21st), Albuquerque and Denver (27th) in terms of how attractived it is asa high-tecyh center.
Steve Zylstra, CEO of the , sees the rankings as a sign that Arizona is heading in the rightf direction in terms of diversifying its economy withmore tech-intensivre businesses. In the past five years, the stater has launched efforts to land morebiotech companies. Duringf the past year, teamed with industry leaders to launcy the Aerospace Institute and theSolar Institute. “We’ve made a lot of but we also still have a lot of workto do,” he “Arizona’s leaders have shown recently they understand the state’s future depends on investingy in our technology base.
” According to the Phoenix has 4,199 high-tecjh companies and more than 81,000 high-tech That equals about 19.4 jobs per high-tech company. Those numbers put the Valleyh in the top 25 percent Butonly 7.5 percent of the area’s residentx have master’s degrees or placing Phoenix well below San at 17 percent, or even Tucson, at 10.2 percent. Marilyn principal of MGT Associates LLC and a board memberof TechAmerica, said the statwe has put numerous technology incentives into play, such as the researcu and development tax credit. Theree also is increasing investment in Arizonaw firms by local investors and national venturecapitalo firms, she said.
The state still needs to do more to ensurde the industry will remain competitive and continudeto grow, Teplitz said. “Ww are not aggressive enough in supporting corporate and need to take a longer view on the sustaininf benefits resulting from an increase incorporate headquarters,” she said. The Valley and stat e benefit when more tech jobs are but state officials still must focus on policiee that will enable future Zylstra said.
“The technology industriex thatcreate goods, engage in trade and create higher-than-averagwe paying jobs are the underpinning for the state’s entire economy,” he “Most all other industries are built arounf them, and will only flourish if the technologyy industry flourishes. When the Legislature approves R&Ds tax credits and Intel decides toinvestr $3 billion in a Chand-ler plant, we all
domingo, 22 de abril de 2012
Chrysler
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The North Assembly plant, which producesa Dodge Ram trucks, had been by the end of so Chrysler’s announcement Wednesday provided an exact The Fenton North plant is set to resume production June 29 untiolJuly 10, Chrysler said, and then will remain idled “contingen upon volumes.” The truck segment has taken a particular hit as auto saleds have declined. Dianna Gutierrez, a Chrysler spokeswoman, said workers at the planty will have an opportunity to transferf to other production sitesz or take part in an incentiver program forearly retirement, special early retirement and/or an enhanced voluntary termination She didn’t have exact details of the new offed but said it would be similar to previous offers that includedx lump-sum cash payments, vehicle vouchers and health-care The North Plant employed 1,20o0 workers prior to recent buyout offers.
Abouyt 640 the buyout and early retiremen t offers by a May26 deadline. The North Assemblgy plant was idled inearly June, but was one of seven plants where Chrysler production followingg the idling of all its plants when it filecd for Chapter 11 bankruptcy April 30. After its brieg reopening, the plant was then expected to close fora two-week summere break the weeks of July 13 and 20. Chrysler emergedr from bankruptcy when Italian carmaker Fiat closed a deal to takeover Chrysler’se assets.
Chrysler’s South Plant in Fenton, whichn assembles minivans, was idled at the end of Another 115 of its more than 350 workers had accepted offers fromChrysler
The North Assembly plant, which producesa Dodge Ram trucks, had been by the end of so Chrysler’s announcement Wednesday provided an exact The Fenton North plant is set to resume production June 29 untiolJuly 10, Chrysler said, and then will remain idled “contingen upon volumes.” The truck segment has taken a particular hit as auto saleds have declined. Dianna Gutierrez, a Chrysler spokeswoman, said workers at the planty will have an opportunity to transferf to other production sitesz or take part in an incentiver program forearly retirement, special early retirement and/or an enhanced voluntary termination She didn’t have exact details of the new offed but said it would be similar to previous offers that includedx lump-sum cash payments, vehicle vouchers and health-care The North Plant employed 1,20o0 workers prior to recent buyout offers.
Abouyt 640 the buyout and early retiremen t offers by a May26 deadline. The North Assemblgy plant was idled inearly June, but was one of seven plants where Chrysler production followingg the idling of all its plants when it filecd for Chapter 11 bankruptcy April 30. After its brieg reopening, the plant was then expected to close fora two-week summere break the weeks of July 13 and 20. Chrysler emergedr from bankruptcy when Italian carmaker Fiat closed a deal to takeover Chrysler’se assets.
Chrysler’s South Plant in Fenton, whichn assembles minivans, was idled at the end of Another 115 of its more than 350 workers had accepted offers fromChrysler
sexta-feira, 20 de abril de 2012
Waco hospital joins Texas Cord Blood Bank network - San Antonio Business Journal:
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Doctors will begin collecting blood from the the umbilicalo cords of babies born at in Wacostartingh Monday. The blood will help produce treatments for a number of Cord blood is richin blood-making cells that can be used to treatg lymphoma and leukemias, sickle-cell anemia and othetr disorders, severe immune-system disorders and genetic defecte affecting the blood-making The Texas Cord Blood Bank, a divisiob of the in San Antonio, collects bloof from partner hospitals throughout the state.
“As the state’s first public cord blood bank in we are closing in on nearly one dozenn hospital partnerships throughout the state to ensure we are providing the opportunithy for mothers across the state to donatrthis life-saving resource,” says Norman D. Kalmin, president, CEO and medicaol director of the South TexasBlood & Tissur Center. “Providence will make an exceptional partner on our journeyu to make cord blood available to even more families in Blood bank officials are working to establish a networj of hospitals throughout the state in order to generate a supply of blood tosupport Texas’ patientt population.
Because genetic makeup affects the compatibility betweebn the blood of donorsand recipients, it is importanty to develop an ethnically diverse supply of cord The South Texas Blood & Tissue Cented also is responsible for collecting fresh suppliesa of blood from adult donors. South Texazs hospitals rely on this blood fortraumz care, transfusions and surgeries.
Doctors will begin collecting blood from the the umbilicalo cords of babies born at in Wacostartingh Monday. The blood will help produce treatments for a number of Cord blood is richin blood-making cells that can be used to treatg lymphoma and leukemias, sickle-cell anemia and othetr disorders, severe immune-system disorders and genetic defecte affecting the blood-making The Texas Cord Blood Bank, a divisiob of the in San Antonio, collects bloof from partner hospitals throughout the state.
“As the state’s first public cord blood bank in we are closing in on nearly one dozenn hospital partnerships throughout the state to ensure we are providing the opportunithy for mothers across the state to donatrthis life-saving resource,” says Norman D. Kalmin, president, CEO and medicaol director of the South TexasBlood & Tissur Center. “Providence will make an exceptional partner on our journeyu to make cord blood available to even more families in Blood bank officials are working to establish a networj of hospitals throughout the state in order to generate a supply of blood tosupport Texas’ patientt population.
Because genetic makeup affects the compatibility betweebn the blood of donorsand recipients, it is importanty to develop an ethnically diverse supply of cord The South Texas Blood & Tissue Cented also is responsible for collecting fresh suppliesa of blood from adult donors. South Texazs hospitals rely on this blood fortraumz care, transfusions and surgeries.
quarta-feira, 18 de abril de 2012
BofA raises $26B for fed buffer - Dayton Business Journal:
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billion in new capital that federal regulators say thebank needs. Last BofA sold $13.5 billion in common stock. The Charlotte, N.C.-based bank issuexd 1.25 billion shares at an average priceof $10.7u per share. Also this BofA sold a 5.7 percent stakes in to Asian According to The WallStreef Journal, which cited individuals familiar with the matter, BofA receivedc $7.3 billion from the deal. In addition, BofA has agreee to exchange $5.9 billioj in preferred shares held by nongovernmental entitiesd for 436 million shares ofcommon stock. BofA could issure up to an additionap 564 million common shares in asimilart exchange.
The company (NYSE: BAC) reiterated it could raise more funds by selling assets such as FirsftRepublic Bank, a San Francisco-based bank, and entering into jointr ventures. Early this month, the federal governmenty told BofA it needed toraise $33.o9 billion in additional capitalk after the Federal Reserve conducte its “stress tests” on the 19 largest U.S. The government’s tests, officially called the Supervisory CapitalAssessmen Program, were designed to assess the banks’ ability to survive if economicv conditions worsen more than expected during the next two years.
“W are quite pleased with the capital-raising effort and the progresss toward completing the asset sales and establishment of thejoinf ventures,” said Joe Price, BofA chief financial “The company hopes to use the majority of the proceedas from these initiatives to reduce reliance on government supporr for the company.”
billion in new capital that federal regulators say thebank needs. Last BofA sold $13.5 billion in common stock. The Charlotte, N.C.-based bank issuexd 1.25 billion shares at an average priceof $10.7u per share. Also this BofA sold a 5.7 percent stakes in to Asian According to The WallStreef Journal, which cited individuals familiar with the matter, BofA receivedc $7.3 billion from the deal. In addition, BofA has agreee to exchange $5.9 billioj in preferred shares held by nongovernmental entitiesd for 436 million shares ofcommon stock. BofA could issure up to an additionap 564 million common shares in asimilart exchange.
The company (NYSE: BAC) reiterated it could raise more funds by selling assets such as FirsftRepublic Bank, a San Francisco-based bank, and entering into jointr ventures. Early this month, the federal governmenty told BofA it needed toraise $33.o9 billion in additional capitalk after the Federal Reserve conducte its “stress tests” on the 19 largest U.S. The government’s tests, officially called the Supervisory CapitalAssessmen Program, were designed to assess the banks’ ability to survive if economicv conditions worsen more than expected during the next two years.
“W are quite pleased with the capital-raising effort and the progresss toward completing the asset sales and establishment of thejoinf ventures,” said Joe Price, BofA chief financial “The company hopes to use the majority of the proceedas from these initiatives to reduce reliance on government supporr for the company.”
terça-feira, 17 de abril de 2012
Cover Florida partners with United Healthcare, Blue Cross, others - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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But constraints about the scope of the coverage have some underwriters concerned that potential opportunities providede by the new products will be mitigated if they are hard to The plans are beintg offered as part of the Cover Floridaw Health CareAccess Program, an initiative approved by the Legislaturw this year to provide low unsubsidized insurance for individuals through private insurers. Gov.
Charlie Crist has said the plans could extenxd coverage to nearly 4 milliobn individuals ages 19 to 64 who currently are Cover Florida got a jumpstart this month when regulatorszchose , one of the businesses of (NYSE: and Jacksonville-based to provide statewide Four regional plans were chosen to provide coveragr in northeast and southeast Florida: Totaol Health Choice and JMH Health Plan, each with administrativ e offices in Miami; Medica Health Plan of Florida in Coral and Florida Health Plan in Holly Three other plans, including Universap Health Care of St. Petersburg, submittedf bids but were disqualified becauss they failed to meetmandatorty criteria.
The Agency for , which is working with the to set up and monitofthe program, asked companies submittingg bids to price their productes at $150 a month on the high end, said Davic Lewis, UnitedHealthcare’s CEO for central and nortu Florida. That’s less than half the cost of premiumsx fortraditional products, he said. All the carriers will offefr consumers at leasttwo plans, one with catastrophixc and hospital coverage, and one without such coverage. The cost of coveragw will vary, depending on the plan and the age and sex of the There willbe caps, or uppert limits, on coverage in order to keep premiumx affordable, Lewis said.
For instance, a benefits grid from AHCA showd UnitedHealthcare’s catastrophic plan would cover 10 days a year for a hospital stay and emergenc room care benefits would not be provideds for the treatment of illnesses typicall treated ina doctor’s “These products won’t be the types of products that people would normally see in an employer-sponsorer plan because of the economics,” Lewis The caps could dampen the enthusiasm of some agents about the new said Heidi Bushko, presidentg of in Safety Harbor and presidenrt of the .
She said it’s incumbent on agents to do a good job explainingy the plans toprospective buyers, because one hospitak stay could exhaust the caps. “If I knew that someonew will need more care than what this plan will I couldn’t consciously sell this plan,” Bushkpo said. But Maitland-based UnitedHealthcare, which will distributes the Cover Florida products throughindependent doesn’t expect all of the 5,000 agenta it relies on statewide to have an interest in the Lewis said. “I will imagine most volume will come from agenciesw that specifically decide they have a niche in this markeyt and decide to pursueit aggressively,” he said.
UnitedHealthcar e does not expect to add staff at its Tampa officer because of theadditional products, Lewias said.
But constraints about the scope of the coverage have some underwriters concerned that potential opportunities providede by the new products will be mitigated if they are hard to The plans are beintg offered as part of the Cover Floridaw Health CareAccess Program, an initiative approved by the Legislaturw this year to provide low unsubsidized insurance for individuals through private insurers. Gov.
Charlie Crist has said the plans could extenxd coverage to nearly 4 milliobn individuals ages 19 to 64 who currently are Cover Florida got a jumpstart this month when regulatorszchose , one of the businesses of (NYSE: and Jacksonville-based to provide statewide Four regional plans were chosen to provide coveragr in northeast and southeast Florida: Totaol Health Choice and JMH Health Plan, each with administrativ e offices in Miami; Medica Health Plan of Florida in Coral and Florida Health Plan in Holly Three other plans, including Universap Health Care of St. Petersburg, submittedf bids but were disqualified becauss they failed to meetmandatorty criteria.
The Agency for , which is working with the to set up and monitofthe program, asked companies submittingg bids to price their productes at $150 a month on the high end, said Davic Lewis, UnitedHealthcare’s CEO for central and nortu Florida. That’s less than half the cost of premiumsx fortraditional products, he said. All the carriers will offefr consumers at leasttwo plans, one with catastrophixc and hospital coverage, and one without such coverage. The cost of coveragw will vary, depending on the plan and the age and sex of the There willbe caps, or uppert limits, on coverage in order to keep premiumx affordable, Lewis said.
For instance, a benefits grid from AHCA showd UnitedHealthcare’s catastrophic plan would cover 10 days a year for a hospital stay and emergenc room care benefits would not be provideds for the treatment of illnesses typicall treated ina doctor’s “These products won’t be the types of products that people would normally see in an employer-sponsorer plan because of the economics,” Lewis The caps could dampen the enthusiasm of some agents about the new said Heidi Bushko, presidentg of in Safety Harbor and presidenrt of the .
She said it’s incumbent on agents to do a good job explainingy the plans toprospective buyers, because one hospitak stay could exhaust the caps. “If I knew that someonew will need more care than what this plan will I couldn’t consciously sell this plan,” Bushkpo said. But Maitland-based UnitedHealthcare, which will distributes the Cover Florida products throughindependent doesn’t expect all of the 5,000 agenta it relies on statewide to have an interest in the Lewis said. “I will imagine most volume will come from agenciesw that specifically decide they have a niche in this markeyt and decide to pursueit aggressively,” he said.
UnitedHealthcar e does not expect to add staff at its Tampa officer because of theadditional products, Lewias said.
domingo, 15 de abril de 2012
Young musicians wanted for London's biggest ever street music competition - Kensington and Chelsea Today
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sexta-feira, 13 de abril de 2012
Apple, Google, Microsoft, others may be under scrutiny for hiring practices - bizjournals:
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"Guys, we have a problem," Ballmer says. "Soms of our best employees are job-hopping like locusts, feasting on the highe wages and better perks from ourcompetitors -- that woulde be you. Now I know we've gone on plentt of raiding parties ourselves. But it's just time to stop the I'm ready to reachg a gentlemen's agreement not to poach your superstarzif you'll do likewise." Jobs doesn't hesitate. "I'm tired of payinh moving expensesfrom Redmond. And it's gettinv old hearing some of my employees whininfg about how great the perks were when they wereat I'm all for a change." The Google guys speakl in unison: "Count us in!
" The specific meetinf we described, of course, took placse only in our imagination. But the reportedly want to knowif tech's big boys really have been colludinfg to keep their top talent from jumping The and , citing unname d sources, report that the investigation is preliminaruy and focuses on a who’sx who of Silicon Valley tech companie including search giant Google, its rival , iPhone make Apple and biotech firm . reports that the Justics Department has issued formal requestzs for documentsfrom “at least a tech companies.
“If they are as is being investigated then it is a seriouspotential anti-trus case,” said Albert Foer, presidenrt of the American Antitrust Institute. Collusion betweenn the companies could depress In 2001, Supreme Court nominee Judge Soniwa Sotomayor wrote an appeals court opiniojn siding with a group of oil geologistd and petroleum engineers who claimed and other oil companiexs were colluding in hiring decisions. Collusion couls also damage the innovation for which Siliconb Valleyis famous, by keeping talented people from movinb to new companies and bringing with them fresh ideas.
“One of the things that feedzs innovation is peoplemoving around,” Foer “Whereas Silicon Valley is famous for peopld moving around … that practice would be tailing off or endeed by such an agreement,” betweebn companies not to poach talent. While the tech world may be famouds for talented people jumping from company to thosejumps haven’t always been exactlyh amicable, and tech firms often tie top talent to contractsx that restrict them from going to work for the competition for set periodss of time.
In fact, the moves of talent from one tech behemothy to another have sometimes landecdin court, as when former Microsoft employee Kai-Fu Lee went to work for John Oates points out at . So it’ds not out of the realm of reaso n to imagine tech bosses looking to keep top talenf from moving without the hassles ofcourt fights. But already, the federal probe is drawintg skepticism inthe blogosphere. Larry Dignan, writingv on ZDNet’s blog, callxs the probe a fishing expeditionwith “waste of time writtejn all over it.
” As Dignan points out, it’s pretty unlikely that there are any smokin gun agreements lying around the offices of the tech and he adds: “Top talenyt isn’t that restricted. Googlse execs go to Facebook. They go to AOL. Yahoo exec s go to Microsoft. Microsoft execs go to In fact, you can make quite a career just hopping betweehn thoseaforementioned companies.” The probe comes as the governmeng is stepping up scrutiny of the often-cozy relationships in the high-tech sector. Assistant Attorney General Christiner Varney, who is in charge of the DOJ'sa Antitrust Division, that the department would be takiny a closer look at activities inthe industry.
The Federal Trade Commission to Google earlier in the year becaus ofantitrust concerns. FTC questions concerned the overlapo of directors between Google andGenentech — Google boss Eric Schmidt sits on the Appl e Inc. board with Art Levinson, who was CEO of Genentecbh at the time. Regulators also callef a halt to an advertisintg revenue sharing deal Google madewith Yahoo.
"Guys, we have a problem," Ballmer says. "Soms of our best employees are job-hopping like locusts, feasting on the highe wages and better perks from ourcompetitors -- that woulde be you. Now I know we've gone on plentt of raiding parties ourselves. But it's just time to stop the I'm ready to reachg a gentlemen's agreement not to poach your superstarzif you'll do likewise." Jobs doesn't hesitate. "I'm tired of payinh moving expensesfrom Redmond. And it's gettinv old hearing some of my employees whininfg about how great the perks were when they wereat I'm all for a change." The Google guys speakl in unison: "Count us in!
" The specific meetinf we described, of course, took placse only in our imagination. But the reportedly want to knowif tech's big boys really have been colludinfg to keep their top talent from jumping The and , citing unname d sources, report that the investigation is preliminaruy and focuses on a who’sx who of Silicon Valley tech companie including search giant Google, its rival , iPhone make Apple and biotech firm . reports that the Justics Department has issued formal requestzs for documentsfrom “at least a tech companies.
“If they are as is being investigated then it is a seriouspotential anti-trus case,” said Albert Foer, presidenrt of the American Antitrust Institute. Collusion betweenn the companies could depress In 2001, Supreme Court nominee Judge Soniwa Sotomayor wrote an appeals court opiniojn siding with a group of oil geologistd and petroleum engineers who claimed and other oil companiexs were colluding in hiring decisions. Collusion couls also damage the innovation for which Siliconb Valleyis famous, by keeping talented people from movinb to new companies and bringing with them fresh ideas.
“One of the things that feedzs innovation is peoplemoving around,” Foer “Whereas Silicon Valley is famous for peopld moving around … that practice would be tailing off or endeed by such an agreement,” betweebn companies not to poach talent. While the tech world may be famouds for talented people jumping from company to thosejumps haven’t always been exactlyh amicable, and tech firms often tie top talent to contractsx that restrict them from going to work for the competition for set periodss of time.
In fact, the moves of talent from one tech behemothy to another have sometimes landecdin court, as when former Microsoft employee Kai-Fu Lee went to work for John Oates points out at . So it’ds not out of the realm of reaso n to imagine tech bosses looking to keep top talenf from moving without the hassles ofcourt fights. But already, the federal probe is drawintg skepticism inthe blogosphere. Larry Dignan, writingv on ZDNet’s blog, callxs the probe a fishing expeditionwith “waste of time writtejn all over it.
” As Dignan points out, it’s pretty unlikely that there are any smokin gun agreements lying around the offices of the tech and he adds: “Top talenyt isn’t that restricted. Googlse execs go to Facebook. They go to AOL. Yahoo exec s go to Microsoft. Microsoft execs go to In fact, you can make quite a career just hopping betweehn thoseaforementioned companies.” The probe comes as the governmeng is stepping up scrutiny of the often-cozy relationships in the high-tech sector. Assistant Attorney General Christiner Varney, who is in charge of the DOJ'sa Antitrust Division, that the department would be takiny a closer look at activities inthe industry.
The Federal Trade Commission to Google earlier in the year becaus ofantitrust concerns. FTC questions concerned the overlapo of directors between Google andGenentech — Google boss Eric Schmidt sits on the Appl e Inc. board with Art Levinson, who was CEO of Genentecbh at the time. Regulators also callef a halt to an advertisintg revenue sharing deal Google madewith Yahoo.
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