Nobel laureates defend UT Southwestern's Wildenthal Austin American-Statesman (blog) The ad, which expresses gratitude for “his quarter century of inspiring leadership,†is signed by the medical center's five Nobel laureates: Michael Brown, Johann Deisenhofer, Bruce Beutler, Alfred Gilman and Joseph Goldstein. UTSW boss Podolsky praises aide, Wildenthal, who broke spending rules |
Monday, April 30, 2012
Nobel laureates defend UT Southwestern's Wildenthal - Austin American-Statesman (blog)
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
1010 Park property sold - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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, (formerly known as Whittier Community Development said Fridaythat it’s spent $285,000 to acquire 1010 Park Ave. in the Elliott Park neighborhood. The purchase was closed a week agowith Minnetonka-basedf , which . Tom Reynolds, Economifc Growth Centers’ executive director, said the 7,600-square-foot building is about a tenth of thetotakl one-block area once slated for a condo an area that Minnwest Bank reportedlty spent $4 million for. Reynolds’ nonprofit is looking for investors to help it acquir e the rest ofthe block. But for now, the plan is to gut and remode the building it hasalready bought.
Reynolds sees the building, a formefr funeral home dating tothe 1930s, serving as the home of a law, accountingg or architectural firm. Economic Growth Centers has alreadyinvestesd $350,000 on acquisition and preliminary designw for the building, and is closer to finalizing a deal with a stilp undisclosed construction firm that will cover the rest of the projected $1.4 million cost of the entire Christopher Naumann, president of Christopher Max Design & Development, lives in the neighborhooed and has done preliminary architectural design. An engineering firm stillk has to be lined up forthe project.
Economidc Growth Centers is still negotiating with its construction firm partner over ownership ofthe Eventually, the building will either be leasedr or outright sold to the business that movesd in. On a broader Economic Growth Centers would like to engagew in more redevelopment projects inthe seven-bloci area that includes the and is looking for more busineszs partners. “We really want to get people into the We just need to lead the Reynolds said.
, (formerly known as Whittier Community Development said Fridaythat it’s spent $285,000 to acquire 1010 Park Ave. in the Elliott Park neighborhood. The purchase was closed a week agowith Minnetonka-basedf , which . Tom Reynolds, Economifc Growth Centers’ executive director, said the 7,600-square-foot building is about a tenth of thetotakl one-block area once slated for a condo an area that Minnwest Bank reportedlty spent $4 million for. Reynolds’ nonprofit is looking for investors to help it acquir e the rest ofthe block. But for now, the plan is to gut and remode the building it hasalready bought.
Reynolds sees the building, a formefr funeral home dating tothe 1930s, serving as the home of a law, accountingg or architectural firm. Economic Growth Centers has alreadyinvestesd $350,000 on acquisition and preliminary designw for the building, and is closer to finalizing a deal with a stilp undisclosed construction firm that will cover the rest of the projected $1.4 million cost of the entire Christopher Naumann, president of Christopher Max Design & Development, lives in the neighborhooed and has done preliminary architectural design. An engineering firm stillk has to be lined up forthe project.
Economidc Growth Centers is still negotiating with its construction firm partner over ownership ofthe Eventually, the building will either be leasedr or outright sold to the business that movesd in. On a broader Economic Growth Centers would like to engagew in more redevelopment projects inthe seven-bloci area that includes the and is looking for more busineszs partners. “We really want to get people into the We just need to lead the Reynolds said.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Fed's Beige Book: Midwest contraction
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Whereas some industries experienced substantial drop in activity during the pastsix weeks, modest increasezs in other sectors led the Fed to characterizer the Ninth District’s contraction as The Ninth Federal District includes Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northwestern Consumer spending and tourism were still weak, but had “improvedc somewhat from the previouz few months,” according to the Fed.
The service sectodr continued to experiencedecreased revenue, employment and profitz compared to a year ago, and further profit contraction is The Fed characterized the commercial real estate sectord as “anemic,” adding that residentialo construction continued at steadily low The residential real estatw market did see more activityu than in the previous reporting period. Manufacturing continuedr its slide, as did energy and mining. some wind energy projects continue to move and gold mines areat “near capacity production.” Labor marketw continued to struggle.
Job cuts in Minnesota, many of them in the health careand medical-device fields, were cited by the Fed in its assessmenft of labor conditions. Wage increases were and firms surveyed by the Fed expect toincreasr employees’ wages by 1.8 percent over the next Price increases, however, were “subdued,” with the risinyg cost of gas a notable exception, the Fed The Fed’s next Beige Book report is due July 29.
Whereas some industries experienced substantial drop in activity during the pastsix weeks, modest increasezs in other sectors led the Fed to characterizer the Ninth District’s contraction as The Ninth Federal District includes Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northwestern Consumer spending and tourism were still weak, but had “improvedc somewhat from the previouz few months,” according to the Fed.
The service sectodr continued to experiencedecreased revenue, employment and profitz compared to a year ago, and further profit contraction is The Fed characterized the commercial real estate sectord as “anemic,” adding that residentialo construction continued at steadily low The residential real estatw market did see more activityu than in the previous reporting period. Manufacturing continuedr its slide, as did energy and mining. some wind energy projects continue to move and gold mines areat “near capacity production.” Labor marketw continued to struggle.
Job cuts in Minnesota, many of them in the health careand medical-device fields, were cited by the Fed in its assessmenft of labor conditions. Wage increases were and firms surveyed by the Fed expect toincreasr employees’ wages by 1.8 percent over the next Price increases, however, were “subdued,” with the risinyg cost of gas a notable exception, the Fed The Fed’s next Beige Book report is due July 29.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Mass. seeks bids for $157M in energy stimulus - Boston Business Journal:
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The agency is preparing a comprehensive application on behalf of municipakl and private entities to send to the to receive its sharre of Energy Efficiency and Conservation BlockGrantf funding, some $157 million. The DOER is solicitingt projectsfor submission, and estimates about 72 projects will receivr funding. Projects must be “shovel ready,” or read y to begin within 120 days of receivinbstimulus money. They also must work towardsx energy efficiency, alternative energu or greenhouse gas emissionreduction standards.
Some of the projectss eligible for funding include combines heat andpower systems, district energty systems, waste energy recovery or high efficiency industrial equipment. Stimulus dollars will pay for up to 50 percent ofapproved projects. Proposals must be submittee to the DOER byJune 30. “jI encourage businesses, municipalities and others to come forward with proposals for putting this federal funding to work here in said DOER Commissioner Phililp Giudice in a preparedwritten statement. “Increasingh investment in these innovative energy technologies will move us furtherd along the path to a clean energg futurethat Gov.
(Deval) Patrick is blazing for
The agency is preparing a comprehensive application on behalf of municipakl and private entities to send to the to receive its sharre of Energy Efficiency and Conservation BlockGrantf funding, some $157 million. The DOER is solicitingt projectsfor submission, and estimates about 72 projects will receivr funding. Projects must be “shovel ready,” or read y to begin within 120 days of receivinbstimulus money. They also must work towardsx energy efficiency, alternative energu or greenhouse gas emissionreduction standards.
Some of the projectss eligible for funding include combines heat andpower systems, district energty systems, waste energy recovery or high efficiency industrial equipment. Stimulus dollars will pay for up to 50 percent ofapproved projects. Proposals must be submittee to the DOER byJune 30. “jI encourage businesses, municipalities and others to come forward with proposals for putting this federal funding to work here in said DOER Commissioner Phililp Giudice in a preparedwritten statement. “Increasingh investment in these innovative energy technologies will move us furtherd along the path to a clean energg futurethat Gov.
(Deval) Patrick is blazing for
Monday, April 23, 2012
O4 Corp. gets $15M to expand - Sacramento Business Journal:
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O4 Corp. — which stands for Out Of Office Operations — develops mobile software applications that consumer producte manufacturers such as and use to instruct sales reps to chec inventory levels, products displays and pricinvg information in retail stores. The technology also wirelesslyg transmits data and product orders backto headquarters. While consumerf goods manufacturers spend significantlyon in-storw marketing promotions and new product launch, “the y really don’t get visibility into what’s happening at the retaill shelf,” said Laura general partner at , a Baltimore-basef venture firm that invested the $15 million.
O4’ software empowers manufacturers’ eyes and ears in retaikl stores — their sales force, Witt “It makes them much more effective and she said. O4’s technology, designed to run on hand-held is highly flexible, said Dale Hagemeyer, consumer goods technology analystat “Thinik of it as a 12-way adjustable seat,” Hagemeyer “It really contours to how people do their O4’s globe-trotting chief, Desmonrd Miller, has an ambitious growth trajectory for his O4’s subscriber base is projected to explode from abouy 25,000 today to abouf 250,000 users in the next three Miller said, from Sydney, Australia.
“Wwe are showing a tremendous ROI (return on investment) to the markeg right now in verydifficult times,” said Miller, who lives in Australia and splitss his time between North America, Asia and Europe. “Wew are able to show paybackl for these systems in monthd andnot years, and we are givingf our customers an edge in the marketplace.” O4 expects to hit its growth targets by addinbg new customers and sellinh more services and products to existing “It’s not just being an inch deep with the O4 U.S. President Harris Fogel said.
“It’zs [about] being a mile wide and a mile ABS Capital was impressedwith O4’xs “momentum” and its blue-chip clieny roster. “It was clear to us that they must be offerinb something of value for the consumer products Witt said. ABS, which invests in later-stage growth companiex in the business services, health-care, media and communications, and software sectors, was a major investoe in , which raise $112 million in an initial publi offeringin mid-April.
O4 will invesyt the $15 million — the company’es first institutional round into developingan around-the-clock, global customer support infrastructure, transitioning from a software-licensing to a software-as-a-subscriptioj model and executing a geographic and producgt expansion. The company sees “huge opportunities” in the emerginb markets of Latin America, Eastern Europe and where consumer products companies have armies of mobile workersw that can benefitfrom O4’s software. “Aq consumer products multinational mighthave 10,000 mobilee workers in China alone,” Fogel said. “We are abourt users.
” The global strategyh is critical as O4 keeps pace with its multinational customers, who are themselves chasinvg overseas demand. “The customedr is going where there are more mouthe to feed and more feetto Gartner’s Hagemeyer said. “If P&G is going into Asia and LatinAmerica ... you want to follow P&hG wherever P&G wants to go.”
O4 Corp. — which stands for Out Of Office Operations — develops mobile software applications that consumer producte manufacturers such as and use to instruct sales reps to chec inventory levels, products displays and pricinvg information in retail stores. The technology also wirelesslyg transmits data and product orders backto headquarters. While consumerf goods manufacturers spend significantlyon in-storw marketing promotions and new product launch, “the y really don’t get visibility into what’s happening at the retaill shelf,” said Laura general partner at , a Baltimore-basef venture firm that invested the $15 million.
O4’ software empowers manufacturers’ eyes and ears in retaikl stores — their sales force, Witt “It makes them much more effective and she said. O4’s technology, designed to run on hand-held is highly flexible, said Dale Hagemeyer, consumer goods technology analystat “Thinik of it as a 12-way adjustable seat,” Hagemeyer “It really contours to how people do their O4’s globe-trotting chief, Desmonrd Miller, has an ambitious growth trajectory for his O4’s subscriber base is projected to explode from abouy 25,000 today to abouf 250,000 users in the next three Miller said, from Sydney, Australia.
“Wwe are showing a tremendous ROI (return on investment) to the markeg right now in verydifficult times,” said Miller, who lives in Australia and splitss his time between North America, Asia and Europe. “Wew are able to show paybackl for these systems in monthd andnot years, and we are givingf our customers an edge in the marketplace.” O4 expects to hit its growth targets by addinbg new customers and sellinh more services and products to existing “It’s not just being an inch deep with the O4 U.S. President Harris Fogel said.
“It’zs [about] being a mile wide and a mile ABS Capital was impressedwith O4’xs “momentum” and its blue-chip clieny roster. “It was clear to us that they must be offerinb something of value for the consumer products Witt said. ABS, which invests in later-stage growth companiex in the business services, health-care, media and communications, and software sectors, was a major investoe in , which raise $112 million in an initial publi offeringin mid-April.
O4 will invesyt the $15 million — the company’es first institutional round into developingan around-the-clock, global customer support infrastructure, transitioning from a software-licensing to a software-as-a-subscriptioj model and executing a geographic and producgt expansion. The company sees “huge opportunities” in the emerginb markets of Latin America, Eastern Europe and where consumer products companies have armies of mobile workersw that can benefitfrom O4’s software. “Aq consumer products multinational mighthave 10,000 mobilee workers in China alone,” Fogel said. “We are abourt users.
” The global strategyh is critical as O4 keeps pace with its multinational customers, who are themselves chasinvg overseas demand. “The customedr is going where there are more mouthe to feed and more feetto Gartner’s Hagemeyer said. “If P&G is going into Asia and LatinAmerica ... you want to follow P&hG wherever P&G wants to go.”
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Revamped Metreon gains momentum - Denver Business Journal:
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is taking shape, with new restaurants, a theater and cultural Several leases are signed at the SanFranciscop property; other deals are imminent. Owners and Forest City are closed to starting renovations on theproblematicv 360,000-square-foot building they bought in 2006. Westfielc declined to offer any specific updates beyonc a2010 completion, but those with signed leases have been told that Westfielc expects to complete its work by giving tenants up to five months to build out theitr spaces for an April 2010 grand reopening. Tavern on the Green is the projecyt headliner.
Its plan to open a massive 40,000-square-foot top floor restaurant has been slowed by the econom y and by uncertainties over its flagship CentralpPark lease. New York City is expected to make a decision on the fate of its Tavern in early and until Tavern knowsd if its bid to renew its New York lease will the size and future of the business in San Francisciare unclear. “If we get renewef in New York, we’ll probably be in San Franciscpo the next day to finalizedesign details,” said Michae l Desiderio, chief operating officere of Tavern on the “If we don’t (get to reneq in New York), it may take longer, but we are very much committed to bein g part of Westfield, of the Metreoj and of SoMa.
” Tavern initially expected to pay betweenb $11 million and $13 million to build out its Metreon space. It is likelu to rebid those contracts now, as constructiob costs have fallen sharply. Many of the new grounrd floor tenants are amongSan Francisco’s most successfupl homegrown fast casual eateries, including Bay Bread’x Boulange chain, Best-o-Burger, Mixt Greens and a new Asiaj noodle concept from Arnold Eric Wong and the othedr owners of Boulange will open in 1,500 square feet on the primr corner of Mission and Yerba Buena Ten Boulanges are open and several more, including a first East Bay locatio in Lafayette, will probably open before the Metreonm location is complete.
“We have one downtown locatiohn already, and it’s been a greatr success,” said Thomas Lefort, a partnerf in Bay Bread. “We’re bringing a little bit of what we do in the neighborhood s to the Financial District and to conventioneersw visitingSan Francisco.” Best-o-Burger is taking 2,500o square feet next door to Boulange on the Yerbs Buena Gardens side of the Metreon. It will have about 70 seats inside and a covered outdoorseatingh area, in addition to the larger public outdoor seating area on the park.
By the time it opens next owner Steve Weber and his partnera will likely have two morestoresd open; one will open in One Market in about two monthws and a third will open near Union Squarse before the Metreon’s official Over on the Fourth Street side, next to what will becomd Metreon’s main entrance, E&O Trading Co. will open a 2,700-square-foog noodle bar that it hopesw will be the first in a Those who have discussed plans with Westfields say that the larger restaurants and retailo locations on the perimeter of the grounr floor will open ontothe street. The ground floor interior will have about 15 food court similar to Westfield SanFrancisco Centre.
While the ground flooer is devotedto food, the second floor will be devoted to culture. , which was displaced in 2007 when purchased the buildinhg whereit performed, is in advanced negotiationx to open a 300-seat theater on the Metreon’s second above the current Jillians restaurant, said Executiv Director Quentin Easter. No word was availablwe on the fate of Jillians or otheeexisting tenants.
Other tenants who have had discussioneswith Westfield, but have not signedc include the , whose Executive Director, Joanj Edwards, would only confirm that the museuk is looking for a new space; frozenj yogurt chain Red Mango, which said no lease has yet been the ; and Chronicles Books, which will reportedly open a full-sizerd store on the ground floor. Another large cultural institutionj is expected to take over anotheerbig space. The 10-year-old Metreon was conceive d by Sony and was toutec asthe techno-future of shopping and entertainment when it openee in 1999.
Only the movie theatere ever succeeded, and the distinctive building in a primre location has since been an examplre of urban planninggone wrong, plagued by high tenanyt turnover and lots of empty Many believe that Westfield and Forest City’s plan to renovate the building and lease it to locak businesses could help the Metreon realize its misseds potential. “It’s a very exciting project and will be all of the thingws it should have been from the saidCarol Gilbert, a broker with who has represented a number of the tenants who have signed leases.
is taking shape, with new restaurants, a theater and cultural Several leases are signed at the SanFranciscop property; other deals are imminent. Owners and Forest City are closed to starting renovations on theproblematicv 360,000-square-foot building they bought in 2006. Westfielc declined to offer any specific updates beyonc a2010 completion, but those with signed leases have been told that Westfielc expects to complete its work by giving tenants up to five months to build out theitr spaces for an April 2010 grand reopening. Tavern on the Green is the projecyt headliner.
Its plan to open a massive 40,000-square-foot top floor restaurant has been slowed by the econom y and by uncertainties over its flagship CentralpPark lease. New York City is expected to make a decision on the fate of its Tavern in early and until Tavern knowsd if its bid to renew its New York lease will the size and future of the business in San Francisciare unclear. “If we get renewef in New York, we’ll probably be in San Franciscpo the next day to finalizedesign details,” said Michae l Desiderio, chief operating officere of Tavern on the “If we don’t (get to reneq in New York), it may take longer, but we are very much committed to bein g part of Westfield, of the Metreoj and of SoMa.
” Tavern initially expected to pay betweenb $11 million and $13 million to build out its Metreon space. It is likelu to rebid those contracts now, as constructiob costs have fallen sharply. Many of the new grounrd floor tenants are amongSan Francisco’s most successfupl homegrown fast casual eateries, including Bay Bread’x Boulange chain, Best-o-Burger, Mixt Greens and a new Asiaj noodle concept from Arnold Eric Wong and the othedr owners of Boulange will open in 1,500 square feet on the primr corner of Mission and Yerba Buena Ten Boulanges are open and several more, including a first East Bay locatio in Lafayette, will probably open before the Metreonm location is complete.
“We have one downtown locatiohn already, and it’s been a greatr success,” said Thomas Lefort, a partnerf in Bay Bread. “We’re bringing a little bit of what we do in the neighborhood s to the Financial District and to conventioneersw visitingSan Francisco.” Best-o-Burger is taking 2,500o square feet next door to Boulange on the Yerbs Buena Gardens side of the Metreon. It will have about 70 seats inside and a covered outdoorseatingh area, in addition to the larger public outdoor seating area on the park.
By the time it opens next owner Steve Weber and his partnera will likely have two morestoresd open; one will open in One Market in about two monthws and a third will open near Union Squarse before the Metreon’s official Over on the Fourth Street side, next to what will becomd Metreon’s main entrance, E&O Trading Co. will open a 2,700-square-foog noodle bar that it hopesw will be the first in a Those who have discussed plans with Westfields say that the larger restaurants and retailo locations on the perimeter of the grounr floor will open ontothe street. The ground floor interior will have about 15 food court similar to Westfield SanFrancisco Centre.
While the ground flooer is devotedto food, the second floor will be devoted to culture. , which was displaced in 2007 when purchased the buildinhg whereit performed, is in advanced negotiationx to open a 300-seat theater on the Metreon’s second above the current Jillians restaurant, said Executiv Director Quentin Easter. No word was availablwe on the fate of Jillians or otheeexisting tenants.
Other tenants who have had discussioneswith Westfield, but have not signedc include the , whose Executive Director, Joanj Edwards, would only confirm that the museuk is looking for a new space; frozenj yogurt chain Red Mango, which said no lease has yet been the ; and Chronicles Books, which will reportedly open a full-sizerd store on the ground floor. Another large cultural institutionj is expected to take over anotheerbig space. The 10-year-old Metreon was conceive d by Sony and was toutec asthe techno-future of shopping and entertainment when it openee in 1999.
Only the movie theatere ever succeeded, and the distinctive building in a primre location has since been an examplre of urban planninggone wrong, plagued by high tenanyt turnover and lots of empty Many believe that Westfield and Forest City’s plan to renovate the building and lease it to locak businesses could help the Metreon realize its misseds potential. “It’s a very exciting project and will be all of the thingws it should have been from the saidCarol Gilbert, a broker with who has represented a number of the tenants who have signed leases.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
UP government to formulate new mining policy soon: Minister - Moneycontrol.com
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Moneycontrol.com | UP government to formulate new mining policy soon: Minister Moneycontrol.com Published on Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 23:00 | Source : PTI Uttar Pradesh will soon formulate a new mining policy to check illegal mining which is a major problem in the state, Revenue Minister Ambika Chaudhary said here today. Talking to reporters, he said ... |
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
NOPGA offers plenty of tournament opportunities to young players: NE Ohio Golf ... - Plain Dealer
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NOPGA offers plenty of tournament opportunities to young players: NE Ohio Golf ... Plain Dealer Kenny Novak Tour: Consists of 14 events for players 12-19. A championship will be held at Club Walden in early August. Junior PGA qualifiers: Four qualifying tournaments are held with the top players gaining entry to the sectional championship at Shady ... |
Monday, April 16, 2012
Wake Forest nixes plans for uptown tower - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The building, under construction at 550 S. Tryo n St., was originally to be known as the Wachovia Corporate Center and serve as the new headquarters ofWachoviaq Corp. Those plans changed after San Francisco-basecd bought Wachovia at the endof 2008. The tower has sinc been renamed the DukeEnergy “In light of the changes in ownership of Wachovia and changes in the bank’a plans, we have decided to explore other options,” says Stev Reinemund, dean of business at Wake Reinemund didn’t elaborate on why the change in ownership altered the school’sa plans.
Wake Forest says it is seekingv atleast 25,000 squar e feet for its base of operations in The facility will house graduate businesds classes as well as outreach programs to the Charlottde business community, alumni activities and faculty research. “The university is committedf to continuing to grow its business programs in theCharlottre area, and we are excited that these planz will also enable us to better serve our Reinemund says. The local operations would move uptowm from the Morrocroft office complein SouthPark. Wake Forest’s Babcock Graduate School of Management has offere an MBA program in Charlottdesince 1995.
Wake Forest, a private, liberal arts is based in Winston-Salem. In (NYSE:DUK) said it woulsd take about a third of the space in the newuptow tower. The company had planned to take 240,00 square feet of space in the But now it willoccupy 500,009 square feet, becoming the principal tenant in the 1.4 million-square-foor tower. Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) owns both the buildingf and an adjoining culturalcampus that’s also undefr construction. The cultural campus, with its museums and otherr features, is expected to carry the WellsFarglo name.
Wells Fargo Chief Executive John Stumpf has said the buildinb at the corner of South Tryon and Stonewall streetzs remains inthe bank’s plans for Charlotte and will house Wells Fargo employees. The office tower is scheduled for completionbnext spring.
The building, under construction at 550 S. Tryo n St., was originally to be known as the Wachovia Corporate Center and serve as the new headquarters ofWachoviaq Corp. Those plans changed after San Francisco-basecd bought Wachovia at the endof 2008. The tower has sinc been renamed the DukeEnergy “In light of the changes in ownership of Wachovia and changes in the bank’a plans, we have decided to explore other options,” says Stev Reinemund, dean of business at Wake Reinemund didn’t elaborate on why the change in ownership altered the school’sa plans.
Wake Forest says it is seekingv atleast 25,000 squar e feet for its base of operations in The facility will house graduate businesds classes as well as outreach programs to the Charlottde business community, alumni activities and faculty research. “The university is committedf to continuing to grow its business programs in theCharlottre area, and we are excited that these planz will also enable us to better serve our Reinemund says. The local operations would move uptowm from the Morrocroft office complein SouthPark. Wake Forest’s Babcock Graduate School of Management has offere an MBA program in Charlottdesince 1995.
Wake Forest, a private, liberal arts is based in Winston-Salem. In (NYSE:DUK) said it woulsd take about a third of the space in the newuptow tower. The company had planned to take 240,00 square feet of space in the But now it willoccupy 500,009 square feet, becoming the principal tenant in the 1.4 million-square-foor tower. Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) owns both the buildingf and an adjoining culturalcampus that’s also undefr construction. The cultural campus, with its museums and otherr features, is expected to carry the WellsFarglo name.
Wells Fargo Chief Executive John Stumpf has said the buildinb at the corner of South Tryon and Stonewall streetzs remains inthe bank’s plans for Charlotte and will house Wells Fargo employees. The office tower is scheduled for completionbnext spring.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Gottsman developing 18,000-s.f. office building in Alamo Heights - San Antonio Business Journal:
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Larry Gottsman, president of Aetna Sign says that he looks to break ground on his new officew building in the next 45 Calledthe Abbey, the 18,000-square-foot office complex will be locaterd at 320 Austin Highway, inside the city of Alamo Heights. Gottsman says that the idea behind the design ofthe 18,000-square-footr complex will be to create a professionao office building that has some maturity. With its bricki exterior, it will be something that mixez in nicely with other developmentds inthe area, adds Malcoljm G. Chesney, principal of local architecturwefirm Chesney-Morales Associates.
Chesney is the architect on the "I like to refer to it as neighborhooe sensitive, (carrying) traditional values," Chesney The cost of the Gottsman says, is around $2.5 million. The Abbegy marks Gottsman's entry into the development business. But the presiden t of Aetna SignGroup -- one of the largesrt sign-manufacturing companies in the city -- is no stranger to the real estate industry. Under the name Bay-Texc Family Partnership, he has bought and sold such buildings asthe 23,000-square-foo t office building at 10300 and in 1985, he sold a formed manufacturing facility at 111 Menchaca St.
to neighboring busines s Halo Distributing, which was in dire need for more parkinf forits employees. Unlike his other real estate however, Gottsman will not look to sell theAbbeyg -- opting instead to open the building up to ancillary projects, including Cambridge Advisory Group. which specializes in traininy business leaders in protocoo and etiquette for business and social will occupyabout 5,000 square feet of the Abbey. The compan y was established six years ago by Gottsman and his businessz partnerand wife, Diane Gottsman. Larry Gottsman is also lookinhg at the possibility of moving some of the functionx of Aetna Sign over here aswell -- startint with the sales division.
At present, all of Aetna'sz functions -- manufacturing and officer divisions -- are located in a 34,000-square-footr building at 4202 on the city's East Gottsman envisions that the rest of the buildinb would be an ideal settingg for professional businesses such as law and architecturefirmws -- adding that the bottom floor woule be ideal for a bank; a couplw of banks have already voice d an interest in the building, he adds. With the receng closing of itsMontgomery Ward's store, McCrelesas Mall is on the lookout for a big-boxx retailer to take its place.
One of the retailer the mall is courtinygis Target, with the hopes of convincing the discouny chain to put a SuperTarget at the location. "Thaf is one of the retailers that we are talking saysJohn Carrell, general manager of McCreless. "Whe n Wards left, it left a huge vacancy. The storre consisted of almost a third of the Wardsoccupied 160,000 square feet of the 478,183-square-foot Carrell says. The SupertTarget stores averagesapproximately 175,000 square The first SuperTarget opened at Bandera and Loop 410 earlied this year; a second, locatefd in The Vineyards Shopping Center at Blanci Road and Loop 1604, is set to open next month, accordinyg to Target officials.
The lone anchotr for McCreless nowis Bealls, which is owner by Houston-based Stage Stores Inc. Stage closed severa of its Bealls store here in conjunctioj with its bankruptcyreorganization filing. Therd are no plans to close the , which occupies 25,00o0 square feet, says Carrell -- adding that it is one of the betterr performingBealls stores. McCreless, which is owned by Chicago-based General Growthg Properties, could be an idea l venue for retailers looking to carve a nichr onthe city's South Side -- in much the same way that Soutj Park Mall, another General Growth property, has become a majod retailer for South Side shoppers.
"The tenants that have come over (to have been quite successful," Carrell says. "While the incomes are not as high (as on the Nortb side), you have a high disposable income becausepeopls don't have a lot of debt • The local Petlansd store recently celebrated the granc opening of its new digs in the Countryside Plazaa Shopping Center, which is locaterd at Bitters Road and Highway 281 Since 1984, the local store had been locatedf in Central Park Mall, which is beinbg closed for redevelopment. Local firm Speegle:Architecture designer Petland's new digs.
Managing partner John Speegle says his firm utilizexdthe over-20-foot-high ceilings to create a very open and very interestinbg space in the 5,000-square-footy store. Check out the exposed structure with its lavendee colorwhen you're in there, he adds. • ROAM, the new open-air retail facility being developed in New recently signed on family business New Braunfela Smokehouse to be the exclusive food vendorfor ROAM'sw five concession areas. "We're very excite d to offer our shoppers and vendors premierefamily restaurant's food products and service," said Nick Chapman, president of ROAM Open Air in a prepared statement. ROAM will open on 1.
Larry Gottsman, president of Aetna Sign says that he looks to break ground on his new officew building in the next 45 Calledthe Abbey, the 18,000-square-foot office complex will be locaterd at 320 Austin Highway, inside the city of Alamo Heights. Gottsman says that the idea behind the design ofthe 18,000-square-footr complex will be to create a professionao office building that has some maturity. With its bricki exterior, it will be something that mixez in nicely with other developmentds inthe area, adds Malcoljm G. Chesney, principal of local architecturwefirm Chesney-Morales Associates.
Chesney is the architect on the "I like to refer to it as neighborhooe sensitive, (carrying) traditional values," Chesney The cost of the Gottsman says, is around $2.5 million. The Abbegy marks Gottsman's entry into the development business. But the presiden t of Aetna SignGroup -- one of the largesrt sign-manufacturing companies in the city -- is no stranger to the real estate industry. Under the name Bay-Texc Family Partnership, he has bought and sold such buildings asthe 23,000-square-foo t office building at 10300 and in 1985, he sold a formed manufacturing facility at 111 Menchaca St.
to neighboring busines s Halo Distributing, which was in dire need for more parkinf forits employees. Unlike his other real estate however, Gottsman will not look to sell theAbbeyg -- opting instead to open the building up to ancillary projects, including Cambridge Advisory Group. which specializes in traininy business leaders in protocoo and etiquette for business and social will occupyabout 5,000 square feet of the Abbey. The compan y was established six years ago by Gottsman and his businessz partnerand wife, Diane Gottsman. Larry Gottsman is also lookinhg at the possibility of moving some of the functionx of Aetna Sign over here aswell -- startint with the sales division.
At present, all of Aetna'sz functions -- manufacturing and officer divisions -- are located in a 34,000-square-footr building at 4202 on the city's East Gottsman envisions that the rest of the buildinb would be an ideal settingg for professional businesses such as law and architecturefirmws -- adding that the bottom floor woule be ideal for a bank; a couplw of banks have already voice d an interest in the building, he adds. With the receng closing of itsMontgomery Ward's store, McCrelesas Mall is on the lookout for a big-boxx retailer to take its place.
One of the retailer the mall is courtinygis Target, with the hopes of convincing the discouny chain to put a SuperTarget at the location. "Thaf is one of the retailers that we are talking saysJohn Carrell, general manager of McCreless. "Whe n Wards left, it left a huge vacancy. The storre consisted of almost a third of the Wardsoccupied 160,000 square feet of the 478,183-square-foot Carrell says. The SupertTarget stores averagesapproximately 175,000 square The first SuperTarget opened at Bandera and Loop 410 earlied this year; a second, locatefd in The Vineyards Shopping Center at Blanci Road and Loop 1604, is set to open next month, accordinyg to Target officials.
The lone anchotr for McCreless nowis Bealls, which is owner by Houston-based Stage Stores Inc. Stage closed severa of its Bealls store here in conjunctioj with its bankruptcyreorganization filing. Therd are no plans to close the , which occupies 25,00o0 square feet, says Carrell -- adding that it is one of the betterr performingBealls stores. McCreless, which is owned by Chicago-based General Growthg Properties, could be an idea l venue for retailers looking to carve a nichr onthe city's South Side -- in much the same way that Soutj Park Mall, another General Growth property, has become a majod retailer for South Side shoppers.
"The tenants that have come over (to have been quite successful," Carrell says. "While the incomes are not as high (as on the Nortb side), you have a high disposable income becausepeopls don't have a lot of debt • The local Petlansd store recently celebrated the granc opening of its new digs in the Countryside Plazaa Shopping Center, which is locaterd at Bitters Road and Highway 281 Since 1984, the local store had been locatedf in Central Park Mall, which is beinbg closed for redevelopment. Local firm Speegle:Architecture designer Petland's new digs.
Managing partner John Speegle says his firm utilizexdthe over-20-foot-high ceilings to create a very open and very interestinbg space in the 5,000-square-footy store. Check out the exposed structure with its lavendee colorwhen you're in there, he adds. • ROAM, the new open-air retail facility being developed in New recently signed on family business New Braunfela Smokehouse to be the exclusive food vendorfor ROAM'sw five concession areas. "We're very excite d to offer our shoppers and vendors premierefamily restaurant's food products and service," said Nick Chapman, president of ROAM Open Air in a prepared statement. ROAM will open on 1.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
California banks ponder their stance on state IOUs - Sacramento Business Journal:
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, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Union Bank, Citibank, and US Bank all say they will takethe state'ds promissory notes, but only until July 10. The stater planned to issue IOUs as soonas Thursday, aftetr the Legislature failed to remedt a $24.3 billion deficit by the end of the fiscalk year. Failure to resolve the issued by the end of the fiscal year grew the budgetr holeto $26.3 billion, state finance officials say. State Controller John Chiang planned to issuenearlt $3.4 billion in IOUs that matured on Oct. 2 in place of actuapl payments bythe state. Beth Mills, spokeswoman for the , said therre is no special significance to the July 10 deadline beinyg set by some banks on acceptinthe IOUs.
“The idea for some of the banks to accepy these for a limited time is not to enablr the Legislature to continue bein essentially dysfunctional in reaching a budget Thestate controller’s Web site had littlr to offer vendors looking for information if a financia institution will not accept an IOU. “You may decide to open an account at another financial institution that will accepftregistered warrants, or you will have to hold the warran t until it matures on October 1, the site reads. In the Sacramento Golden 1 Credit Union and Tri Counties Banksaid they, too, woulds accept IOUs.
, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Union Bank, Citibank, and US Bank all say they will takethe state'ds promissory notes, but only until July 10. The stater planned to issue IOUs as soonas Thursday, aftetr the Legislature failed to remedt a $24.3 billion deficit by the end of the fiscalk year. Failure to resolve the issued by the end of the fiscal year grew the budgetr holeto $26.3 billion, state finance officials say. State Controller John Chiang planned to issuenearlt $3.4 billion in IOUs that matured on Oct. 2 in place of actuapl payments bythe state. Beth Mills, spokeswoman for the , said therre is no special significance to the July 10 deadline beinyg set by some banks on acceptinthe IOUs.
“The idea for some of the banks to accepy these for a limited time is not to enablr the Legislature to continue bein essentially dysfunctional in reaching a budget Thestate controller’s Web site had littlr to offer vendors looking for information if a financia institution will not accept an IOU. “You may decide to open an account at another financial institution that will accepftregistered warrants, or you will have to hold the warran t until it matures on October 1, the site reads. In the Sacramento Golden 1 Credit Union and Tri Counties Banksaid they, too, woulds accept IOUs.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Southern Co. faces friendly critics at annual meeting - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Even shareholders who submitted proposala opposed by the company had kind words forSoutherbn Co. (NYSE: SO) executives and their willingnesa to discuss sensitive issues ofcarbon emissions, coal plants and climatee change. “We have been discussing these issues with the company for along time, and we want to acknowledge tremendous progressa over the years,” Sister Barbara Aires told CEO Davidc Ratcliffe.
Sister Aires spoke on behalf of the Sisters of Charity of Sainft Elizabeth of New Jersey and other religioux groups that had introduced a shareholdet proposal for the company to prepare an environmentall report that would outline the actions needed to reduce total CO2 emissionsby September. While commending the company for havinbg a 2050 target date to reducr current carbon emissions by80 percent, Sister Aires said she was concernef that the Southern Co.’s “shorrt and intermediate” plans to reduce emissions are “I’m helping the company here,” she “Don’t think shareholders that we are enemies here.” Mark Woodall, a Southernj Co.
shareholder from Woodland, Ga., who is chairmanb of the ’s Georgia chapter, asked about the increased risk shareholdersa might have as the federal government adopts tightercarboj regulations. “Why are we not doing more to mitigater our carbon risk and why are you building a coal plantin Mississippi,” Woodalll asked Ratcliffe. After the shareholders’ proposals were Ratcliffe address shareholders by giving favorable financial andoperationao reports. The company also will increase its dividendas to shareholders thisnext quarter. “It will be the 246tjh consecutive quarter, 61 years, that we have paid Ratcliffe said.
But Ratcliffe devotex much of his talk to shareholderse to talk aboutenergy efficiency, alternative energy generation such as biomass, wind, solar and hydro-electricv power. Ratcliffe was particularly pleased to say that the compan is moving forward with two new nuclear plants at the existinhg Plant Vogtlenear Augusta, Ga. And he said the companyu is working cutting-edge technology to producr clean coal. Southern Co.’s facility in Alabama is with the to researcgh ways to capturecarbon emissions.
He also said the new coal planft in Mississippi was using coal gasification which the company thinksis “ready for commercial The goal is for the plant to capturew 50 to 60 percent of the CO2 emissions, the equivalent of the emissions of a naturap gas plant. “No single one of these technologie s will solve all ofour needs,” Ratcliffe “We need a portfolio.”
Even shareholders who submitted proposala opposed by the company had kind words forSoutherbn Co. (NYSE: SO) executives and their willingnesa to discuss sensitive issues ofcarbon emissions, coal plants and climatee change. “We have been discussing these issues with the company for along time, and we want to acknowledge tremendous progressa over the years,” Sister Barbara Aires told CEO Davidc Ratcliffe.
Sister Aires spoke on behalf of the Sisters of Charity of Sainft Elizabeth of New Jersey and other religioux groups that had introduced a shareholdet proposal for the company to prepare an environmentall report that would outline the actions needed to reduce total CO2 emissionsby September. While commending the company for havinbg a 2050 target date to reducr current carbon emissions by80 percent, Sister Aires said she was concernef that the Southern Co.’s “shorrt and intermediate” plans to reduce emissions are “I’m helping the company here,” she “Don’t think shareholders that we are enemies here.” Mark Woodall, a Southernj Co.
shareholder from Woodland, Ga., who is chairmanb of the ’s Georgia chapter, asked about the increased risk shareholdersa might have as the federal government adopts tightercarboj regulations. “Why are we not doing more to mitigater our carbon risk and why are you building a coal plantin Mississippi,” Woodalll asked Ratcliffe. After the shareholders’ proposals were Ratcliffe address shareholders by giving favorable financial andoperationao reports. The company also will increase its dividendas to shareholders thisnext quarter. “It will be the 246tjh consecutive quarter, 61 years, that we have paid Ratcliffe said.
But Ratcliffe devotex much of his talk to shareholderse to talk aboutenergy efficiency, alternative energy generation such as biomass, wind, solar and hydro-electricv power. Ratcliffe was particularly pleased to say that the compan is moving forward with two new nuclear plants at the existinhg Plant Vogtlenear Augusta, Ga. And he said the companyu is working cutting-edge technology to producr clean coal. Southern Co.’s facility in Alabama is with the to researcgh ways to capturecarbon emissions.
He also said the new coal planft in Mississippi was using coal gasification which the company thinksis “ready for commercial The goal is for the plant to capturew 50 to 60 percent of the CO2 emissions, the equivalent of the emissions of a naturap gas plant. “No single one of these technologie s will solve all ofour needs,” Ratcliffe “We need a portfolio.”
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Planned layoffs fall 16% in May - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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percent more than the 103,522 announced in the same montb ayear ago. This year has not been kind to The report found that so far in 2009 employerw haveannounced 822,282 job cuts, more than doublse the 394,193 announced through May last But while job cuts remained well above last year'xs pace, May marked the fourthn consecutive month with a decline in job-cugt announcements. Since reaching a peak of 241,7499 in January, job-cut totals have fallen by an averagof 17.5 percent per Challenger Gray CEO John Challenger remains cautious abouty the job markets prospects. “This decline in job cuts couldfbe short-lived,” Challenger said.
“The second quarter is typicallu the lowest quarter of the year when it comee tojob cuts. Corporate downsizinvg may continue to remain slow durinf thesummer months, but if the past is any we could see the pace acceleratre again in the latter half of the third quarter through the end of the year."
percent more than the 103,522 announced in the same montb ayear ago. This year has not been kind to The report found that so far in 2009 employerw haveannounced 822,282 job cuts, more than doublse the 394,193 announced through May last But while job cuts remained well above last year'xs pace, May marked the fourthn consecutive month with a decline in job-cugt announcements. Since reaching a peak of 241,7499 in January, job-cut totals have fallen by an averagof 17.5 percent per Challenger Gray CEO John Challenger remains cautious abouty the job markets prospects. “This decline in job cuts couldfbe short-lived,” Challenger said.
“The second quarter is typicallu the lowest quarter of the year when it comee tojob cuts. Corporate downsizinvg may continue to remain slow durinf thesummer months, but if the past is any we could see the pace acceleratre again in the latter half of the third quarter through the end of the year."
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Ky. gov urges passage of prescription drug bill - Herald Times Reporter
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Ky. gov urges passage of prescription drug bill Herald Times Reporter Steve Beshear joined forces with a bipartisan group of Kentucky leaders Thursday to push for passage of a bill intended to curb prescription drug abuse in a state where more people have been dying from overdoses than car wrecks. Kentucky Governor, Attorney General, push for prescription drug abuse law |
Thursday, April 5, 2012
City extends kill date on stadium deal - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The date was changed to July 15, from July 1, aftert , which is providing a $100 millionj letter of credit toward the asked to modify the termxs ofits deal. Countyt commissioners are to meet Friday toconsider Wachovia'ws request to change the date of when the bank'sx fees are to be paid. Wachoviq is asking it be paid itsfees first, instead of aftedr debt and reserve payments are made, as stipulatef under the current proposal. In a 3-2 vote the city commissioners approved the Allow the termination date to be moved toJuly 15. Give the countu until July 17 to terminate the deal if it has not closec on thebond sale.
Exten d the date for the city’sw $13 million contribution to July 17. Amenr the provision to allow the city to suspend deposit of its contributioj to the project if there is a delay due to Amend the warranty deed for the stadium site so that it woul d revert back to city if the dealis terminated. In Miami-Dade County commissioners approved issuing bonds totalinvg a maximumof $536 million towar construction of the $640 million, 37,000-seart ballpark. On Monday, opponentsd of the financing deal filed a motio n to stop thebond sale, prompting Miami-Dadde to push back the sale of its bond by two On Thursday, Miami-Dade Countuy Circuit Court Judge Lawrences A.
Schwartz heard argments from both sidews regarding theemergency motion. He said he would try to issu e an order by no laterthan Monday. Grace Solarexs and Elvis Cruz, who filed suit in are behindthat effort. The motion for injunction alleges the count is exceeding its constitutional tax and spendinf powers by issuing bonds tied to the professionalsports tax/tourist development tax. The plaintiffs contendx that the county is inappropriately using the current bond to repayt a prior bond issuedin 1992.
As a resulft of the motion, and to avois a cloud that could affecty interest rates onthe bonds, the county pushedd back the bond sale dates, Miami-Dade spokeswoman Vicki Mallette said
The date was changed to July 15, from July 1, aftert , which is providing a $100 millionj letter of credit toward the asked to modify the termxs ofits deal. Countyt commissioners are to meet Friday toconsider Wachovia'ws request to change the date of when the bank'sx fees are to be paid. Wachoviq is asking it be paid itsfees first, instead of aftedr debt and reserve payments are made, as stipulatef under the current proposal. In a 3-2 vote the city commissioners approved the Allow the termination date to be moved toJuly 15. Give the countu until July 17 to terminate the deal if it has not closec on thebond sale.
Exten d the date for the city’sw $13 million contribution to July 17. Amenr the provision to allow the city to suspend deposit of its contributioj to the project if there is a delay due to Amend the warranty deed for the stadium site so that it woul d revert back to city if the dealis terminated. In Miami-Dade County commissioners approved issuing bonds totalinvg a maximumof $536 million towar construction of the $640 million, 37,000-seart ballpark. On Monday, opponentsd of the financing deal filed a motio n to stop thebond sale, prompting Miami-Dadde to push back the sale of its bond by two On Thursday, Miami-Dade Countuy Circuit Court Judge Lawrences A.
Schwartz heard argments from both sidews regarding theemergency motion. He said he would try to issu e an order by no laterthan Monday. Grace Solarexs and Elvis Cruz, who filed suit in are behindthat effort. The motion for injunction alleges the count is exceeding its constitutional tax and spendinf powers by issuing bonds tied to the professionalsports tax/tourist development tax. The plaintiffs contendx that the county is inappropriately using the current bond to repayt a prior bond issuedin 1992.
As a resulft of the motion, and to avois a cloud that could affecty interest rates onthe bonds, the county pushedd back the bond sale dates, Miami-Dade spokeswoman Vicki Mallette said
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Medicaid patients sue JFS - Dallas Business Journal:
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Hillary Phillips is a 25-year-old Blanchester resident with a rare genetic disorder that causesinvoluntary movements, seizures and hearing according to a press release from the Legalo Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati. In Phillips was notified that her Medicaid ManagefdCare Plan, Buckeye Community Health would no longer pay for her to get treatmeny at University Hospital, where she sees four doctors. Ohio failes to adequately inform Buckeye members about the proces s for changing managedcare plans, said Trey of the Legal Aid Society of Greater lead counsel for the five plaintiffs.
“Man y patients need to keep theifr same doctors who have been treating themfor years,” he said in the “Federal and state law require Ohio to let disabled Medicaid residentas transfer from one managed care plan to anothed in order to receive adequate health care.” The lawsuif alleges that Ohio ignored Buckeye members’ requests for a did not provide notices with appeal rightss when members were denied, did not automatically transfer members after their request pended for a certainn number of days, and did not inform members of alternativwe providers to meet their needs.
Daly said there are abou t 700 Buckeye members who asked Ohio to changeetheir plans, but Ohio only processed about 160 The lawsuit was filed in the Hamilton County Courtg of Common Pleas and seeks a declaratiobn that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Servicexs violated the law and an injunction to stop the departmentf from refusing to pay for the care at Health Alliance providers. Janet Pecquet of the law firm BeckmaWeil Shepardson, co-counsel for the plaintiffs, said Buckeye notified Ohio in late Januarg that it was terminating its contract with the Health Alliancer effective April 30, 2009.
The Health Alliance is made up of five including University, as well as 900 affiliated primary care physiciands and specialists. “Ohio law allows for disabled Medicaid Managed Care memberz to switch plans withoutf a reason duringa one-month open enrollmenf period,” she said. “The open enrollmenft period is January. Buckeye members were deniex the opportunity to make a meaningful decisiohn during the open enrollment month because they did not know that Buckeyed was eliminating somany providers.
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Hillary Phillips is a 25-year-old Blanchester resident with a rare genetic disorder that causesinvoluntary movements, seizures and hearing according to a press release from the Legalo Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati. In Phillips was notified that her Medicaid ManagefdCare Plan, Buckeye Community Health would no longer pay for her to get treatmeny at University Hospital, where she sees four doctors. Ohio failes to adequately inform Buckeye members about the proces s for changing managedcare plans, said Trey of the Legal Aid Society of Greater lead counsel for the five plaintiffs.
“Man y patients need to keep theifr same doctors who have been treating themfor years,” he said in the “Federal and state law require Ohio to let disabled Medicaid residentas transfer from one managed care plan to anothed in order to receive adequate health care.” The lawsuif alleges that Ohio ignored Buckeye members’ requests for a did not provide notices with appeal rightss when members were denied, did not automatically transfer members after their request pended for a certainn number of days, and did not inform members of alternativwe providers to meet their needs.
Daly said there are abou t 700 Buckeye members who asked Ohio to changeetheir plans, but Ohio only processed about 160 The lawsuit was filed in the Hamilton County Courtg of Common Pleas and seeks a declaratiobn that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Servicexs violated the law and an injunction to stop the departmentf from refusing to pay for the care at Health Alliance providers. Janet Pecquet of the law firm BeckmaWeil Shepardson, co-counsel for the plaintiffs, said Buckeye notified Ohio in late Januarg that it was terminating its contract with the Health Alliancer effective April 30, 2009.
The Health Alliance is made up of five including University, as well as 900 affiliated primary care physiciands and specialists. “Ohio law allows for disabled Medicaid Managed Care memberz to switch plans withoutf a reason duringa one-month open enrollmenf period,” she said. “The open enrollmenft period is January. Buckeye members were deniex the opportunity to make a meaningful decisiohn during the open enrollment month because they did not know that Buckeyed was eliminating somany providers.
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Sunday, April 1, 2012
Record temps prompt changes in plants, garden chores - Quad City Times
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Record temps prompt changes in plants, garden chores Quad City Times He would normally be playing tennis on a Tuesday, but the long grass beckoned. Some Quad-Citians have mowed their lawns three times already this season. Others have harvested asparagus and watched their magnolia trees not only start blooming but finish ... |
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