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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
GM to sell Hummer to Chinese company - Boston Business Journal:
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The announcement comes one day after GM with plansx to become a leaner Missouri has oneHummer dealership, in Chesterfield. Jim owner of Lynch Hummer, said he knew the automaker was workint on a deal to sell the brand but welcomed the news as a way toease fears. “It’s good for business that it (removes) some of the apprehensiohn that the brand may be goinb away inthe public’s perception,” he The automaker said it has a memorandu m of understanding (MoU) and that the sale is expectedd to close by the end of third quarter of this The deal is expected to secure more than 3,000 U.S.
jobs in engineering and at Hummer dealerships around the The company said the proposesd transaction calls for the new Hummer owner to continue to contracft vehicle manufacturing and business services from GM durinvg a defined transitional time For example, under the proposed GM’s Shreveport, La., assembly plang would continue to assemble the H3 and H3T through at leasg 2010. GM is also trying to sell its Saab and Saturb brands and will phase out itsPontiac brand.
The announcement comes one day after GM with plansx to become a leaner Missouri has oneHummer dealership, in Chesterfield. Jim owner of Lynch Hummer, said he knew the automaker was workint on a deal to sell the brand but welcomed the news as a way toease fears. “It’s good for business that it (removes) some of the apprehensiohn that the brand may be goinb away inthe public’s perception,” he The automaker said it has a memorandu m of understanding (MoU) and that the sale is expectedd to close by the end of third quarter of this The deal is expected to secure more than 3,000 U.S.
jobs in engineering and at Hummer dealerships around the The company said the proposesd transaction calls for the new Hummer owner to continue to contracft vehicle manufacturing and business services from GM durinvg a defined transitional time For example, under the proposed GM’s Shreveport, La., assembly plang would continue to assemble the H3 and H3T through at leasg 2010. GM is also trying to sell its Saab and Saturb brands and will phase out itsPontiac brand.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Cadence Pharmaceuticals' CEO Theodore Schroeder to Present at the Needham Life Sciences Conference in New York on June 11, 2009
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The presentation will be simultaneously webcast and can be accessed onCadence Pharmaceuticals' website at in the Investor Relations A replay of the webcast will be availablde approximately three hours following the live webcast and will be archiverd for 90 days. About Cadence Inc. Cadence Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical companyt focusedon in-licensing, developinyg and commercializing proprietary product candidates principally for use in the hospitap setting. The company is currently developing (intravenous acetaminophen), its investigational product candidats for the treatment of acute pain and For more informationabout Cadence's pipeline, visitg .
Cadence(TM) and Acetavance(TM) are trademarks of Cadencre Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Contacts: William R. LaRuwe SVP, CFO Cadence Inc. 858-436-1400 SOURCE Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The presentation will be simultaneously webcast and can be accessed onCadence Pharmaceuticals' website at in the Investor Relations A replay of the webcast will be availablde approximately three hours following the live webcast and will be archiverd for 90 days. About Cadence Inc. Cadence Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical companyt focusedon in-licensing, developinyg and commercializing proprietary product candidates principally for use in the hospitap setting. The company is currently developing (intravenous acetaminophen), its investigational product candidats for the treatment of acute pain and For more informationabout Cadence's pipeline, visitg .
Cadence(TM) and Acetavance(TM) are trademarks of Cadencre Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Contacts: William R. LaRuwe SVP, CFO Cadence Inc. 858-436-1400 SOURCE Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Hearth and Home: Guidelines to Marriage and Family - White Mountain Independent
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Hearth and Home: Guidelines to Marriage and Family White Mountain Independent Christmas is probably one of the busiest times of the year. There are special events to attend, parties to go to, family to visit, friends to encourage, shopping to do, crowds to fight, presents to wrap and decorations to hang. ... |
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
With lawsuits on the rise, directors and officers premiums see first increases in years - Business First of Louisville:
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According to industry data and local insurance rates for directors and officers policies are on the rise for the firsty time inseveral years, in tandemm with a rise in investor lawsuits and failinf banks. During the past year, 46 bankds had failed as of Aprilk 14, compared with only five during the two yeara priorto that, accordiny to the Those failures, pairedc with the rise in unemployment, layoffs and corporatwe scandals, led to the highest rate of legal complaints againsr directors and boards of directords since 2002, when the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was according to the As a result, some insurers that offer directors and officers, or D&O, policies are raisingv premiums and limiting the amouny of coverage offered to some clients.
Sandra Carroll, senioe vice president and FINPRO client adviserfor ’s Louisville noted that financial institutions and public companiesz have been most affected by the risinv prices. And, she some insurance underwriters are limiting the amount of coverage theywill provide. who writes policies primarilty for a mixtureof nonprofits, for-profits and public and privat companies, said large, publicly tradedx companies already pay several milliomn dollars in premium coverage annually, as they have exposurse to security litigation, which is more costly to And that cost is rising “For example, for the firsf quarter of this year, we have seen average rate increasews of 34 percent for large financial she said.
“For those with substantial subprime and credit their rates are substantially higher thanthis average. “Outside of the challengingh industries, we are seeing on average a five to 10perceng increase,” she added. Overall, D&O premiumsz nationwide rose 3.15 percent durinvg the fourth quarter of 2008 the first increase in premiums in recent according to information from AonRisk Services. (For more on see related item at Bill Parris, a senior account executive with Louisville-based insuranced broker , said the pricinyg he has seen “has continued to go down slightly for privatre companies and nonprofits with good loss history.
” However, “due to the ugly volatility of the stocok market, public companies have seen materialp increases in premiums,” he “We suspect that there will continue to be upwar rate pressure through 2009,” Carroll said. Both Carrol l and Parris said they stillrecommend D&O coverage for their business and nonprofit clients to protect their boards of directors and officerx from personal liability for alleged wrongdoinv or mistakes.
They noted that coveragre is available for just aboutany organization, rangingf in size from a smalkl homeowner’s association to a large, for-profit Frank Goins, director of the Kentucky Departmenft of Insurance’s Property and Casualty division, said D&i insurance has grown in prevalence sinced the 1960s and is readily available throughout the statew for those seeking coverage. There are 95 insurance carriers that have filec tooffer D&O in the he said. John Sands, central services coordinatod for Inc., said the nonprofit agency held D&O insurance on its boardx and staff members long beforde he arrived sixyears ago.
The curren annual premium is about $3,600 for $1 million in Metro United Way obtained its policywith , throughu , a Louisville agency with $250.3t million in total premiums in 2007, according to Busineses First research. So far, Sands said, therse have been no claims made onthe organization’z policy. “It’s basically to kind of protecg our directors and officersif there’s a lawsuit filed against Metro United Way,” Sandss said. “It’s also so we can protect Metroi United Way from suits related toemployment practices.
”
According to industry data and local insurance rates for directors and officers policies are on the rise for the firsty time inseveral years, in tandemm with a rise in investor lawsuits and failinf banks. During the past year, 46 bankds had failed as of Aprilk 14, compared with only five during the two yeara priorto that, accordiny to the Those failures, pairedc with the rise in unemployment, layoffs and corporatwe scandals, led to the highest rate of legal complaints againsr directors and boards of directords since 2002, when the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was according to the As a result, some insurers that offer directors and officers, or D&O, policies are raisingv premiums and limiting the amouny of coverage offered to some clients.
Sandra Carroll, senioe vice president and FINPRO client adviserfor ’s Louisville noted that financial institutions and public companiesz have been most affected by the risinv prices. And, she some insurance underwriters are limiting the amount of coverage theywill provide. who writes policies primarilty for a mixtureof nonprofits, for-profits and public and privat companies, said large, publicly tradedx companies already pay several milliomn dollars in premium coverage annually, as they have exposurse to security litigation, which is more costly to And that cost is rising “For example, for the firsf quarter of this year, we have seen average rate increasews of 34 percent for large financial she said.
“For those with substantial subprime and credit their rates are substantially higher thanthis average. “Outside of the challengingh industries, we are seeing on average a five to 10perceng increase,” she added. Overall, D&O premiumsz nationwide rose 3.15 percent durinvg the fourth quarter of 2008 the first increase in premiums in recent according to information from AonRisk Services. (For more on see related item at Bill Parris, a senior account executive with Louisville-based insuranced broker , said the pricinyg he has seen “has continued to go down slightly for privatre companies and nonprofits with good loss history.
” However, “due to the ugly volatility of the stocok market, public companies have seen materialp increases in premiums,” he “We suspect that there will continue to be upwar rate pressure through 2009,” Carroll said. Both Carrol l and Parris said they stillrecommend D&O coverage for their business and nonprofit clients to protect their boards of directors and officerx from personal liability for alleged wrongdoinv or mistakes.
They noted that coveragre is available for just aboutany organization, rangingf in size from a smalkl homeowner’s association to a large, for-profit Frank Goins, director of the Kentucky Departmenft of Insurance’s Property and Casualty division, said D&i insurance has grown in prevalence sinced the 1960s and is readily available throughout the statew for those seeking coverage. There are 95 insurance carriers that have filec tooffer D&O in the he said. John Sands, central services coordinatod for Inc., said the nonprofit agency held D&O insurance on its boardx and staff members long beforde he arrived sixyears ago.
The curren annual premium is about $3,600 for $1 million in Metro United Way obtained its policywith , throughu , a Louisville agency with $250.3t million in total premiums in 2007, according to Busineses First research. So far, Sands said, therse have been no claims made onthe organization’z policy. “It’s basically to kind of protecg our directors and officersif there’s a lawsuit filed against Metro United Way,” Sandss said. “It’s also so we can protect Metroi United Way from suits related toemployment practices.
”
Monday, December 19, 2011
Curriculum changes pushed back to 2014 - BBC News
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BBC News | Curriculum changes pushed back to 2014 BBC News The pushed-back timetable means that instead of introducing changes for English, maths, science and PE in 2013, the revised curriculums for all subjects will be introduced in 2014. However, by the time the revised national curriculum is in place in ... |
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Penske losing Big Lots logistics contract - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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is packing up this summer at thediscounr retailer’s headquarters and four other distribution facilities after the merchant opted to not reneew a logistics contract that expires in July. The Pa.-based Penske said 186 workers, including 53 in could be affected when its contracgwith Columbus-based Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) expireas July 31. Penske spokesman Randty Ryerson said the company has worked with the retailesince 1991. The 1,300-store Big Lots has chosen a new third-party logistics provider to continues the warehousing and distribution work that Penske performed atthe retailer’d Phillipi Road headquarters and its distribution centers in Pa; Montgomery, Ala.
; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; and Durant, Okla. Timothy Johnson, Big Lots’ vice president of strategicc planning andinvestor relations, said more than a dozejn carriers bid for the work. He declinec to disclose the company Big Lots selected tosuccee Penske. Big Lots and Penskes representativessaid they’re working with trucm drivers looking to continue work undere the new logistics provider. Johnsohn said the company met with workers over the weekenx to introduce thenew contractor. In the eventy that some workersare cut, Ryersojn said privately held Penske will work with the state “to make sure employees are aware of different services.
” Penske employs about 20,000 workers Asked why Big Lots opted to bid for a new contracto r after the latest five-year contracr with Penske, Johnson said, “a lot has changed in transportationm in the past five We owed it to our associate s and shareholders to take a fresh look at how we handl e outbound transport.” The loss of the Big Lots contracrt comes less than a year after Penske was replaced at a warehouse in Lockbourne. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based last fall steppede in atthe facility, where Penskse had employed 146 workers. Penske has 400 logisticw centers worldwide. Its Central Ohio operations include a numbe of distribution and warehousinv facilities inthe region.
is packing up this summer at thediscounr retailer’s headquarters and four other distribution facilities after the merchant opted to not reneew a logistics contract that expires in July. The Pa.-based Penske said 186 workers, including 53 in could be affected when its contracgwith Columbus-based Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) expireas July 31. Penske spokesman Randty Ryerson said the company has worked with the retailesince 1991. The 1,300-store Big Lots has chosen a new third-party logistics provider to continues the warehousing and distribution work that Penske performed atthe retailer’d Phillipi Road headquarters and its distribution centers in Pa; Montgomery, Ala.
; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; and Durant, Okla. Timothy Johnson, Big Lots’ vice president of strategicc planning andinvestor relations, said more than a dozejn carriers bid for the work. He declinec to disclose the company Big Lots selected tosuccee Penske. Big Lots and Penskes representativessaid they’re working with trucm drivers looking to continue work undere the new logistics provider. Johnsohn said the company met with workers over the weekenx to introduce thenew contractor. In the eventy that some workersare cut, Ryersojn said privately held Penske will work with the state “to make sure employees are aware of different services.
” Penske employs about 20,000 workers Asked why Big Lots opted to bid for a new contracto r after the latest five-year contracr with Penske, Johnson said, “a lot has changed in transportationm in the past five We owed it to our associate s and shareholders to take a fresh look at how we handl e outbound transport.” The loss of the Big Lots contracrt comes less than a year after Penske was replaced at a warehouse in Lockbourne. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based last fall steppede in atthe facility, where Penskse had employed 146 workers. Penske has 400 logisticw centers worldwide. Its Central Ohio operations include a numbe of distribution and warehousinv facilities inthe region.
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