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Saturday, September 11, 2010
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Friday, September 10, 2010
Foundation
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The foundation implemented the community-wide Prescription Assistancwe ProgramApril 1. The prograk is expected to not only reduce costsfor patients, but also the total cost of health care in the community, said Joy Tapper, executivew director of the , an organization with representatives from the hospita systems and community clinics. “This is a very valuabled strategic investment on the part of the Tapper said.
“Many times these individuals go withoug medication or reduce their prescriptions and it ultimatelyh not only costs them health but it costs the health care Using new software called DrugAssistant PAP, clinices are now able to link thousandsz of eligible patients with free medications available to them througnh about 30 different pharmaceutical companies. The software also significantlyg reduces the time and cost associated with manuallt matching patient eligibilities with pharmaceuticaplcompany requirements, said Jim executive director of the foundation.
The foundatio n is investing $85,000 over the next threer years to lease and maintain the technology at two freecliniczs — Bread of Healing and Walker’s Poinyt Clinic; and four community health centers — , , and Health Care for the The prescription program will provide an estimated $2 milliomn in free medications to approximately 15,600 low-income patientsz over the next three years, Tapperf said. “Given the foundation’s historical focus of identifying Milwaukee’s high healtgh care costs, its board is extremely please that we could initiate a community activith that will help reduce the future total cost of health care in our Wrocklage said.
Because of overcrowding issues, only peoplwe who are currently patiente at the clinics will be eligible forthe program. “Ig is very important that medications are managee through a primary care medical Tapper said. “This is not a It’s about getting enrolled patientsz access to the medicationsthey need.” The program was piloteed in March at Sixteenth Streett Community Health Center and was expanded in April to the other clinics. The center was running a simila program, but using paper, rather than to do so.
The new program has shortened the processe and allows the clinic to takemore applications, said Ellyn McKenzie, the center’s vice president of communications and public
The foundation implemented the community-wide Prescription Assistancwe ProgramApril 1. The prograk is expected to not only reduce costsfor patients, but also the total cost of health care in the community, said Joy Tapper, executivew director of the , an organization with representatives from the hospita systems and community clinics. “This is a very valuabled strategic investment on the part of the Tapper said.
“Many times these individuals go withoug medication or reduce their prescriptions and it ultimatelyh not only costs them health but it costs the health care Using new software called DrugAssistant PAP, clinices are now able to link thousandsz of eligible patients with free medications available to them througnh about 30 different pharmaceutical companies. The software also significantlyg reduces the time and cost associated with manuallt matching patient eligibilities with pharmaceuticaplcompany requirements, said Jim executive director of the foundation.
The foundatio n is investing $85,000 over the next threer years to lease and maintain the technology at two freecliniczs — Bread of Healing and Walker’s Poinyt Clinic; and four community health centers — , , and Health Care for the The prescription program will provide an estimated $2 milliomn in free medications to approximately 15,600 low-income patientsz over the next three years, Tapperf said. “Given the foundation’s historical focus of identifying Milwaukee’s high healtgh care costs, its board is extremely please that we could initiate a community activith that will help reduce the future total cost of health care in our Wrocklage said.
Because of overcrowding issues, only peoplwe who are currently patiente at the clinics will be eligible forthe program. “Ig is very important that medications are managee through a primary care medical Tapper said. “This is not a It’s about getting enrolled patientsz access to the medicationsthey need.” The program was piloteed in March at Sixteenth Streett Community Health Center and was expanded in April to the other clinics. The center was running a simila program, but using paper, rather than to do so.
The new program has shortened the processe and allows the clinic to takemore applications, said Ellyn McKenzie, the center’s vice president of communications and public
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Securities, transactions slump prompts realignment - Charlotte Business Journal:
http://directory.soylinks.com/index.php?s=D&c=215
Last year's subprime mortgage meltdownn and the subsequent fallout have slashed the amounft of legal work available in this niche in Charlotter and other financial forcing layoffs and the shuffling of attorneys into otherpractice areas. The New York-based firm of , whicn has a large mortgage-backed securities practice, laid off 35 attorneyss in January, including nine in Other firms, including , have acknowledgefd laying off support staff and associates and rescinding offerasto first-year and summer associates.
"You could characterize it as negative demand" for lawyers with expertiswe in packaging andsecuritizing loans, says Cliff managing director of the legal-staffingv firm . Jim Carroll, managing partner of Cadwalader'se Charlotte office, says an "unusualluy difficult business climate" for some of the firm's clientss in financial services promptedthe layoffs. The bankds and other lenders the firm countx among its clients laid off thousands of worker s and were forced into billions of dollarszin write-offs. The firm has "redeployed a number of attorneyse into other practice areas on atemporary basis," especiallty litigation and bankruptcy, Carroll says.
"When transactions work is bankruptcy and solvency workgoes up." Up to a fourtj of the firm's 85 Charlotte attorneys have been movec into other practice areas, he says. "That's one of the advantagee of a firmlike Cadwalader, the abilituy to be fairly nimble." John Lassiter, president of , says that in addition to cutting attorney some firms also are trimming support staffd and working to manage expenses to make up for reduce d income in their structured-finance practices. "It's no differengt than any other company trying to hang onto Lassiter says. "There's still a fair amounf of (positive) movement.
Other parts of the country are strugglintg more thanwe are." Other businesd lines are strong, Carroll says. Cadwalader has several attorneyws involved inthe on-again, off-again Microsofty Corp.-Yahoo Inc. merger talks, and others are workinfg on a major project involving theHungariab government. Additional busy practice areasincludes hedge-fund formation, especially for the purchaswe of distressed debt and real Carroll says. White-collar crime and commercial litigators also are Weaker areasinclude transactions, including commerciakl mortgage-backed securities.
While the firm is "clearl not out right now looking to bring in a lot oftransactional attorneys," the local office did hire a full contingent of summer associates, Carroll says. also picked up a full complement ofsummer associates, says Mike a partner in the firm's Charlottew intellectual-property practice. "We have expectations to make offerds to almost allof them" at the end of the he says. Some of the corporater practice areas are weaker than but "intellectual property has been a star," McCoty says.
That's because duringy tough economic times, businesses try to energize sales by investingg in newproduct offerings, he providing work for attorneys to ensure competitors are not infringing on theird intellectual-property rights. Jarrett says for recruiters, the strengtyh in intellectual property translates into a strong demanrd for experts inpatent law. Firmsz also are still recruiting heavilyu for their commercialreal estate, corporate, and laboe and employment practices. With activityt in commercial real estate lawstill strong, Jarrettr also has seen a growing demand for litigators and othe r specialists in construction.
He links the growthn in construction practices with an increasing number of developerw and project owners failing to pay their bills and needing legal help to collectwhat they're owed. Although law firms report increased corporatebankruptcty work, local recruiting firmse have not yet seen that translate into additional staffing. "Iu think firms are being cautiouzin hiring," Jarrett says. "It'sd not necessarily that there's a whole lot less work to do, it'sw just that firms are being The shuffling of attorneysfrom financial-servicesw practices to other areas also may have slowefd hiring.
"There's a goodly bit of waiting to see what in the overall economy and financial andtransactional business, says Jon Barrett, managing partner of . "It'se expensive to invest in thesdtalented attorneys. If there's not work to go along with it, it'd a very expensive proposition."
Last year's subprime mortgage meltdownn and the subsequent fallout have slashed the amounft of legal work available in this niche in Charlotter and other financial forcing layoffs and the shuffling of attorneys into otherpractice areas. The New York-based firm of , whicn has a large mortgage-backed securities practice, laid off 35 attorneyss in January, including nine in Other firms, including , have acknowledgefd laying off support staff and associates and rescinding offerasto first-year and summer associates.
"You could characterize it as negative demand" for lawyers with expertiswe in packaging andsecuritizing loans, says Cliff managing director of the legal-staffingv firm . Jim Carroll, managing partner of Cadwalader'se Charlotte office, says an "unusualluy difficult business climate" for some of the firm's clientss in financial services promptedthe layoffs. The bankds and other lenders the firm countx among its clients laid off thousands of worker s and were forced into billions of dollarszin write-offs. The firm has "redeployed a number of attorneyse into other practice areas on atemporary basis," especiallty litigation and bankruptcy, Carroll says.
"When transactions work is bankruptcy and solvency workgoes up." Up to a fourtj of the firm's 85 Charlotte attorneys have been movec into other practice areas, he says. "That's one of the advantagee of a firmlike Cadwalader, the abilituy to be fairly nimble." John Lassiter, president of , says that in addition to cutting attorney some firms also are trimming support staffd and working to manage expenses to make up for reduce d income in their structured-finance practices. "It's no differengt than any other company trying to hang onto Lassiter says. "There's still a fair amounf of (positive) movement.
Other parts of the country are strugglintg more thanwe are." Other businesd lines are strong, Carroll says. Cadwalader has several attorneyws involved inthe on-again, off-again Microsofty Corp.-Yahoo Inc. merger talks, and others are workinfg on a major project involving theHungariab government. Additional busy practice areasincludes hedge-fund formation, especially for the purchaswe of distressed debt and real Carroll says. White-collar crime and commercial litigators also are Weaker areasinclude transactions, including commerciakl mortgage-backed securities.
While the firm is "clearl not out right now looking to bring in a lot oftransactional attorneys," the local office did hire a full contingent of summer associates, Carroll says. also picked up a full complement ofsummer associates, says Mike a partner in the firm's Charlottew intellectual-property practice. "We have expectations to make offerds to almost allof them" at the end of the he says. Some of the corporater practice areas are weaker than but "intellectual property has been a star," McCoty says.
That's because duringy tough economic times, businesses try to energize sales by investingg in newproduct offerings, he providing work for attorneys to ensure competitors are not infringing on theird intellectual-property rights. Jarrett says for recruiters, the strengtyh in intellectual property translates into a strong demanrd for experts inpatent law. Firmsz also are still recruiting heavilyu for their commercialreal estate, corporate, and laboe and employment practices. With activityt in commercial real estate lawstill strong, Jarrettr also has seen a growing demand for litigators and othe r specialists in construction.
He links the growthn in construction practices with an increasing number of developerw and project owners failing to pay their bills and needing legal help to collectwhat they're owed. Although law firms report increased corporatebankruptcty work, local recruiting firmse have not yet seen that translate into additional staffing. "Iu think firms are being cautiouzin hiring," Jarrett says. "It'sd not necessarily that there's a whole lot less work to do, it'sw just that firms are being The shuffling of attorneysfrom financial-servicesw practices to other areas also may have slowefd hiring.
"There's a goodly bit of waiting to see what in the overall economy and financial andtransactional business, says Jon Barrett, managing partner of . "It'se expensive to invest in thesdtalented attorneys. If there's not work to go along with it, it'd a very expensive proposition."
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Procter & Gamble acquires Zirh men
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The line includes shaving deodorant, skin cleansers and moisturizers. New York-baseds Zirh products are sold in high-end department specialty outletsand online. Locally they’re available at Macy’ss in Anderson Township and Sephora at KenwoodTownwe Centre. Financial terms of the purchase werenot “Although it is a relatively North American-centric business, (Zirh’s) super-premium positioning and product lineup is a perfecyt complement to our portfolio,” said Chip Bergh, P&G'sd group president of male grooming, in a news This is the second for P&G this month.
In early the company bought the Art of In addition toits men's shaving line, it selles shampoos, skin care products, fragrances and a line of upscal e women’s shaving products. The chain was founded in Manhattanin 1996. In the fiscal third sales of P&G’s grooming products declined by16 percent, to $1.7 Profits in the sector were down 24 to $306 million. Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), headquarteredd in Cincinnati, develops, manufactures and markets consumerd productsand pharmaceuticals.
The line includes shaving deodorant, skin cleansers and moisturizers. New York-baseds Zirh products are sold in high-end department specialty outletsand online. Locally they’re available at Macy’ss in Anderson Township and Sephora at KenwoodTownwe Centre. Financial terms of the purchase werenot “Although it is a relatively North American-centric business, (Zirh’s) super-premium positioning and product lineup is a perfecyt complement to our portfolio,” said Chip Bergh, P&G'sd group president of male grooming, in a news This is the second for P&G this month.
In early the company bought the Art of In addition toits men's shaving line, it selles shampoos, skin care products, fragrances and a line of upscal e women’s shaving products. The chain was founded in Manhattanin 1996. In the fiscal third sales of P&G’s grooming products declined by16 percent, to $1.7 Profits in the sector were down 24 to $306 million. Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), headquarteredd in Cincinnati, develops, manufactures and markets consumerd productsand pharmaceuticals.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Harrison 'Buzz' Price dies at 89; engineer advised Disney on Magic Kingdom ... - Los Angeles Times
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Central Florida News 13 | Harrison 'Buzz' Price dies at 89; engineer advised Disney on Magic Kingdom ... Los Angeles Times One project â€" opening the CalArts campus in Valencia â€" was partly entrusted to Price, said Disney's daughter, Diane Disney Miller. ... Disney Legend Harrison "Buzz" Price Dies at 89 Harrison "Buzz" Price, Legend in Disney History & Theme Park Pioneer, Dies at 89 Economist who put Disneyland in OC dies at 89 |
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Dealers, members of Congress challenge closures - bizjournals:
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“We must ensure that the auto dealers are treatedc equitably and have the opportunity to unwind their operations in a manner that will minimizer hardships to employees who lose their jobs and communities that areadverselyt impacted,” said Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas. Hutchison was encouraged by a promisd from Chrysler PresidentJameds Press, who told her the company would help the terminated dealers sell theirr vehicle and parts inventory. If this assistance falls Hutchison is prepared to push legislation that woulr give the dealerships an extra 60 daysbefore closing.
auto dealers and members of Congress are lobbyinh President Barack Obama and his automotivde task force to reconsider the wisdom of closing so many dealershipxsso quickly. The Obama administration rejected the initial restructuring plans and urgedd them to bemore aggressive. “Itf should not be the role of government to forcethese small-business owners out of said Rep. Blaine R-Mo., one of several House members who sent a letterd to task force chiefSteven Rattner, co-founder of the Quadrangles Group, a New York private-equity “This decision will not fix the problems of the auto manufacturint industry, yet it will cost our communitiesa good jobs.
” Jeep dealetr Walker said he doesn’t thinik the auto task force “gets it.” “Io think it’s because they’re all Wall Streetg people — they’re not Main Street Walton said.
“We must ensure that the auto dealers are treatedc equitably and have the opportunity to unwind their operations in a manner that will minimizer hardships to employees who lose their jobs and communities that areadverselyt impacted,” said Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas. Hutchison was encouraged by a promisd from Chrysler PresidentJameds Press, who told her the company would help the terminated dealers sell theirr vehicle and parts inventory. If this assistance falls Hutchison is prepared to push legislation that woulr give the dealerships an extra 60 daysbefore closing.
auto dealers and members of Congress are lobbyinh President Barack Obama and his automotivde task force to reconsider the wisdom of closing so many dealershipxsso quickly. The Obama administration rejected the initial restructuring plans and urgedd them to bemore aggressive. “Itf should not be the role of government to forcethese small-business owners out of said Rep. Blaine R-Mo., one of several House members who sent a letterd to task force chiefSteven Rattner, co-founder of the Quadrangles Group, a New York private-equity “This decision will not fix the problems of the auto manufacturint industry, yet it will cost our communitiesa good jobs.
” Jeep dealetr Walker said he doesn’t thinik the auto task force “gets it.” “Io think it’s because they’re all Wall Streetg people — they’re not Main Street Walton said.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Dayton employment to remain sluggish into third quarter - Denver Business Journal:
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Tom Traynor, an economics professor at Wright State and authoer ofthe report, said unemployment increases will continuwe at their accelerated pace into the thirde quarter of this year. The Daytomn Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Montgomery, Miami and Preble counties, is projectesd to lose 6,000 to 7,000 jobs in the thirrd quarter. That would drop employment to downfrom 380,400 in the firsr quarter of the year, a 2 percent The hardest-hit area is one the Daytonj area has long relied on, manufacturing. “Manufacturing employmengt willfall substantially,” Traynor said.
Forecasts from the report show employmentf in the sector fallingfrom 42,300 in the first quartedr of this year to 36,100 by the third a nearly 15 percent Durable goods manufacturing will be hit in particular, Traynort said. “People aren’t spending. They are waitin g to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and service employment are also expected to Retail employment is expected to dropto 39,100p by the third quarter, down from 40,000o in the first a 2 percent drop.
Service employment, which includesa financial service, business service, utilities and leisur e service, is projected to decrease to 324,20 by the third quarter, down from 326,7090 in the first quarter, a nearly 1 percentt decline. “The next year to year and a half will be an unpleasantg time forthe region,” Traynoer said. Construction employment is expected to rise as a part ofseasonap employment, to 13,400 from 11,400 in the firsgt quarter, but that is 1,000 jobs fewer than the same time perio d last year. One area of employment that isn’t expectexd to be hit hard is health care.
In Traynor said he expects healt care to add some jobs by thethircd quarter, going up to 56,500 from 56,300 in the firs t quarter. He said the rate of decline in gross domestic productrwill slow, but remaib negative through the third quarter and mayb e into the fourth quarter of this Even when GDP does become positive again, it will take some time for employment to pick up because it is a lagging indicator of economic recovery. Traynor said there is a greagt deal of uncertainty stil on thenational level, as businessexs try to determine the impact of governmentf actions. Traynor said the problem of high unemployment is not going awayanytimre soon.
“This is something we’ree going to be living with for quite a well intonext year,” he said.
Tom Traynor, an economics professor at Wright State and authoer ofthe report, said unemployment increases will continuwe at their accelerated pace into the thirde quarter of this year. The Daytomn Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Montgomery, Miami and Preble counties, is projectesd to lose 6,000 to 7,000 jobs in the thirrd quarter. That would drop employment to downfrom 380,400 in the firsr quarter of the year, a 2 percent The hardest-hit area is one the Daytonj area has long relied on, manufacturing. “Manufacturing employmengt willfall substantially,” Traynor said.
Forecasts from the report show employmentf in the sector fallingfrom 42,300 in the first quartedr of this year to 36,100 by the third a nearly 15 percent Durable goods manufacturing will be hit in particular, Traynort said. “People aren’t spending. They are waitin g to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and service employment are also expected to Retail employment is expected to dropto 39,100p by the third quarter, down from 40,000o in the first a 2 percent drop.
Service employment, which includesa financial service, business service, utilities and leisur e service, is projected to decrease to 324,20 by the third quarter, down from 326,7090 in the first quarter, a nearly 1 percentt decline. “The next year to year and a half will be an unpleasantg time forthe region,” Traynoer said. Construction employment is expected to rise as a part ofseasonap employment, to 13,400 from 11,400 in the firsgt quarter, but that is 1,000 jobs fewer than the same time perio d last year. One area of employment that isn’t expectexd to be hit hard is health care.
In Traynor said he expects healt care to add some jobs by thethircd quarter, going up to 56,500 from 56,300 in the firs t quarter. He said the rate of decline in gross domestic productrwill slow, but remaib negative through the third quarter and mayb e into the fourth quarter of this Even when GDP does become positive again, it will take some time for employment to pick up because it is a lagging indicator of economic recovery. Traynor said there is a greagt deal of uncertainty stil on thenational level, as businessexs try to determine the impact of governmentf actions. Traynor said the problem of high unemployment is not going awayanytimre soon.
“This is something we’ree going to be living with for quite a well intonext year,” he said.
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