Health law could mean teacher layoffs, fewer hours San Francisco Chronicle DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) â€" Hundreds of Iowa school districts are looking at whether to provide health care benefits for part-time employees or cut their hours so they don't have to offer them health insurance under the federal health care overhaul. |
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Health law could mean teacher layoffs, fewer hours - San Francisco Chronicle
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Torino target the top as new EP gains attention - The Southern Reporter
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The Southern Reporter | Torino target the top as new EP gains attention The Southern Reporter Formed in 2009, Torino â€" currently made up of Mike from Oxton, Galashiels quartet Jay McEwan, Stu Gordon (both backing vocals and guitar), Paul Blackwood (vocals) and Adam Odoj (drums) â€" first came to prominence in 2011 when they won the String Jam ... |
Monday, February 11, 2013
Small businesses wary of health care reform - Denver Business Journal:
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That goal, however, may not be achieved in the legislation now movingfthrough Congress, some business groups fear. They’re afraid the bill being marked up this monthj by theSenate Health, Labor and Pensions Committee won’t do enough to controo health care costs, but will go too far in imposiny stiff new insurance requirements—including minimum coverage levels—on employers. They also worryg that includinga government-ruj plan as an option in new insurance exchanges would lead hospitalxs and doctors to charge private insurerds more for their services in order to compensatee for underpayments they would receive from the public The U.S.
Chamber of Commerce has e-mailed its members, urging them to oppose the SenatdHELP Committee’s bill, calling it “a dangerou s proposal.” James Gelfand, the chamber’s senior manager of health said now is the time for businessese to demand changes in the bill, includin striking a requirement for employersd to provide insurance to their “We need health reform,” Gelfand said, but if the bill isn’t fixed, “I don’t know how we could possibly supportf it.
” The prospect of health care refor raising costs for small businesses is “a legitimate fear,” said John Arensmeyer, CEO of Smallk Business Majority, an organization that believes employers should providwe insurance to their workers. A studu commissioned by the organization found that businesses with fewer than 100 employeexs could save as muchas $855 billionb over the next 10 years if health care reforjm is enacted. The analysis, conducted by Massachusetts Institutse of Technology economist Jonathan assumes that Congress will require all but the smallest firmxs to provide health insurance to theire employees or pay a fee to the federal based ontheir size.
It also assumes that Congress will provide tax credits to smallp businesses to help them pay forthe coverage—a provision that is included in the Senatwe HELP Committee’s bill. Todd president of the National Small Business said it’s “not yet whether small businesses will be betterr off after health care reform. Providing tax creditas or other subsidies to smallp businesses for insurance coveragecould “create all kinds of weirde incentives and disincentives” for companies, he McCracken also is disappointed that the health care reforn bills in their early forms aren’t more aggressivde about driving down health care costs by changinb the way medicine is practiced.
The National Federationj of Independent Business has been lobbying hard for healthh care reformfor years, with the goal of bringingv down costs for small employers througn pooling mechanisms and insurance market Like McCracken, NFIB lobbyist Amanda Austinh thinks the Senate HELP Committewe bill is “a little light on cost NFIB also opposes an employer mandat and a government-run insurance two key parts of that panel’ss legislation.
That goal, however, may not be achieved in the legislation now movingfthrough Congress, some business groups fear. They’re afraid the bill being marked up this monthj by theSenate Health, Labor and Pensions Committee won’t do enough to controo health care costs, but will go too far in imposiny stiff new insurance requirements—including minimum coverage levels—on employers. They also worryg that includinga government-ruj plan as an option in new insurance exchanges would lead hospitalxs and doctors to charge private insurerds more for their services in order to compensatee for underpayments they would receive from the public The U.S.
Chamber of Commerce has e-mailed its members, urging them to oppose the SenatdHELP Committee’s bill, calling it “a dangerou s proposal.” James Gelfand, the chamber’s senior manager of health said now is the time for businessese to demand changes in the bill, includin striking a requirement for employersd to provide insurance to their “We need health reform,” Gelfand said, but if the bill isn’t fixed, “I don’t know how we could possibly supportf it.
” The prospect of health care refor raising costs for small businesses is “a legitimate fear,” said John Arensmeyer, CEO of Smallk Business Majority, an organization that believes employers should providwe insurance to their workers. A studu commissioned by the organization found that businesses with fewer than 100 employeexs could save as muchas $855 billionb over the next 10 years if health care reforjm is enacted. The analysis, conducted by Massachusetts Institutse of Technology economist Jonathan assumes that Congress will require all but the smallest firmxs to provide health insurance to theire employees or pay a fee to the federal based ontheir size.
It also assumes that Congress will provide tax credits to smallp businesses to help them pay forthe coverage—a provision that is included in the Senatwe HELP Committee’s bill. Todd president of the National Small Business said it’s “not yet whether small businesses will be betterr off after health care reform. Providing tax creditas or other subsidies to smallp businesses for insurance coveragecould “create all kinds of weirde incentives and disincentives” for companies, he McCracken also is disappointed that the health care reforn bills in their early forms aren’t more aggressivde about driving down health care costs by changinb the way medicine is practiced.
The National Federationj of Independent Business has been lobbying hard for healthh care reformfor years, with the goal of bringingv down costs for small employers througn pooling mechanisms and insurance market Like McCracken, NFIB lobbyist Amanda Austinh thinks the Senate HELP Committewe bill is “a little light on cost NFIB also opposes an employer mandat and a government-run insurance two key parts of that panel’ss legislation.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Holidays Boost Kindle Fire, But iPad Still King - PC Magazine
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Holidays Boost Kindle Fire, But iPad Still King PC Magazine The iPad still dominates the tablet market, but Amazon's Kindle Fire is holding on to the gains it made over the holiday season, according to new stats from mobile ad network Chitika Insights. The tablet market grew 75 percent during the fourth quarter ... |
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Senate votes to temporarily suspend federal debt limit - Washington Post
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Politico | Senate votes to temporarily suspend federal debt limit Washington Post Congress gave final approval Thursday to a plan to temporarily suspend the legal limit on the national debt, permitting the Treasury Department to keep borrowing and lifting the threat of a government default until August. The measure, approved by the ... Debt-ceiling bill clears Senate; Obama expected to sign Senate delays debt limit deadline Senate passes debt ceiling, no-budget no-pay bill |
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Group urges caution on U.S. LNG exports - UPI.com
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FuelFix (blog) | Group urges caution on U.S. LNG exports UPI.com Unfettered exports "would raise prices dramatic » |
Monday, January 21, 2013
60-person Promotion Execution Partners joins minority accelerator - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Already on pace to grow by 30 percentf to 50 percentthis year, PEP viewsd its work with the MBA as a way to meet potentiak clients in town and extend its reach, said companyy President David Kroeger. The MBA prograk now has 31 companies inits portfolio. It helps those member firms grow throughy strategic counseling and makintg connections with local corporations that want to work withmore minority-ownedd suppliers. “We feel very confident about our capabilities as an organization and the results that we bring to our Kroeger said. “We realize and recogniz e that we need to sell our And it’s always nice to get that extra exposure.
” Headquartered downtown, PEP employs more than 60 peopld and has offices in Boston, Detroit, New Pittsburgh and Puerto Rico. The firm specializes in promotion strategy andproject management. Services include retaik demos, direct-to-consumer marketing, business-to-business services and Web-baseed promotions. Clients include such brands as Tide, Olay, Heinz, Ore Ida and various pharmaceutical andfinanciall companies. PEP is a certified minoritu business enterprise. Its owners are Carolynj Farrow-Garland, Mike Ricketts, Kroeger and , a publicly traded media and marketing company basedin Michigan. The companty was founded in 2004.
Kroeger said the firm focuses on its services and not its status asa minority-ownedc firm. Still, PEP’s commitment to working with minority-ownes subcontractors is an importantselling point, said Farrow-Garland, a program officerd with the in Dayton. “I helps when you go into a placr like Heinzor P&G,” she The company was named 2008 Minority Business of the Year by the and 2008 Smalol Business of the Year by the . The MBA begajn discussions with PEPlast year, said Crystalk German, vice president of the MBA and economixc inclusion.
“One of the things that really impressesd us was the amount of time they had invested in strategic visioning andcustomer relations,” she said. “The growtnh is a definite result of the time and energhy and resources they invesf in developing astrategic plan, stickintg to it and the customer relationships they’ve developed.” Kroeger declineed to release PEP’s revenues. MBA portfolio firmw must have atleast $1 milliojn in annual revenues, be located in the Greatet Cincinnati region and be certified minority-owned businessee with African-American ownership.
Already on pace to grow by 30 percentf to 50 percentthis year, PEP viewsd its work with the MBA as a way to meet potentiak clients in town and extend its reach, said companyy President David Kroeger. The MBA prograk now has 31 companies inits portfolio. It helps those member firms grow throughy strategic counseling and makintg connections with local corporations that want to work withmore minority-ownedd suppliers. “We feel very confident about our capabilities as an organization and the results that we bring to our Kroeger said. “We realize and recogniz e that we need to sell our And it’s always nice to get that extra exposure.
” Headquartered downtown, PEP employs more than 60 peopld and has offices in Boston, Detroit, New Pittsburgh and Puerto Rico. The firm specializes in promotion strategy andproject management. Services include retaik demos, direct-to-consumer marketing, business-to-business services and Web-baseed promotions. Clients include such brands as Tide, Olay, Heinz, Ore Ida and various pharmaceutical andfinanciall companies. PEP is a certified minoritu business enterprise. Its owners are Carolynj Farrow-Garland, Mike Ricketts, Kroeger and , a publicly traded media and marketing company basedin Michigan. The companty was founded in 2004.
Kroeger said the firm focuses on its services and not its status asa minority-ownedc firm. Still, PEP’s commitment to working with minority-ownes subcontractors is an importantselling point, said Farrow-Garland, a program officerd with the in Dayton. “I helps when you go into a placr like Heinzor P&G,” she The company was named 2008 Minority Business of the Year by the and 2008 Smalol Business of the Year by the . The MBA begajn discussions with PEPlast year, said Crystalk German, vice president of the MBA and economixc inclusion.
“One of the things that really impressesd us was the amount of time they had invested in strategic visioning andcustomer relations,” she said. “The growtnh is a definite result of the time and energhy and resources they invesf in developing astrategic plan, stickintg to it and the customer relationships they’ve developed.” Kroeger declineed to release PEP’s revenues. MBA portfolio firmw must have atleast $1 milliojn in annual revenues, be located in the Greatet Cincinnati region and be certified minority-owned businessee with African-American ownership.
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