–Health Care Service Corporation, the nation’s largest customer-owned health insurer, today announced that Robert Imes will join the company as vice president for health care policy in Washington D.C. Imes joined HCSC on September 29, 2014 reporting to Theresa Doyle, divisional senior vice president and chief government relations officer, HCSC.
–Securitas Security Services USA is pleased to announce that one of its security officers, Lynn Belliveau of Manchester, NH, was presented with the Ralph Day Security Officer of the Year Award at a ceremony during ASIS 2014 in Atlanta on September 28, 2014. In addition to Belliveau’s award, others from Securitas USA who received Honorable Mention awards are:…
–CG Technology™, a preeminent technology company, today unveiled its new corporate website: http://www.cgtglobal.com/ which showcases a sleek, contemporary design and enhanced functionality. “Our new website better reflects CG Technology’s position as a technology leader and innovator to the integrated resort, gaming, race and sports wagering, and lottery…
Sept. 29– TALLADEGA, Ala.– The job paid better than a thousand dollars a minute. Phillips, 71, held up nearly half a dozen banks from East Tennessee to Middle Georgia in the space of two months during the fall of 2007. The robberies earned him a nationwide spotlight; his gray hairs earned him the nickname “the Grandpa Bandit. Now he’s serving time as a trusty at the…
Following a 2006 Pentagon report that found that “predatory lending undermines military readiness, harms the morale of troops and their families, and adds to the cost of fielding an all-volunteer fighting force,” Congress passed the Military Lending Act. This law capped the annual interest rates for consumer credit to service members and their dependents at…
Senators Dean Heller and Jon Tester along with Congressmen Bill Huizenga and Gregory Meeks issued the following statement after joining to introduce a bipartisan and bicameral resolution in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate to promote an open and transparent process with regard to the recent proposal…
*Jill Appell– Member, Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. *C. Fred Bergsten– Member, Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. *Bill Frenzel– Member, Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
SEATTLE- Texas- based BNSF Railway Co. violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by withdrawing a job offer to a qualified applicant because of a prior back injury, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the EEOC’s suit, Russell Holt received a conditional job offer for a Senior Patrol Officer…
Regulatory Capital- Supplementary Leverage Ratio. To: Chief Executive Officers of National Banks and Federal Savings Associations, All Department and Division Heads, All Examining Personnel, and Other Interested Parties. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance…
Sept. 28– In the 130 years the Sun Herald has served as “the paper of the people” it has gone from a trip to space to living in cyberspace. In 1970, Astronaut Fred Haise, who had worked in the newsroom in high school and college, took a miniaturized Herald with him aboard Apollo 13. Since 1995, the Sun Herald has published in print and cyberspace, expanding its reach from…
Sept. 29– The Huntsville Hospital System will resume admitting patients at its Parkway campus on Beltline Road in the first quarter of 2015.. Huntsville Hospital is spending $40 million on upgrades at Decatur General and Parkway, and renovations are on schedule despite a delay after code issues were found at Decatur General in May, hospital President Nat…
The University Area Community Development Corporation honored seven of Tampa’s most notable luminaries at its annual fundraising gala Sept. 12. Local sports radio personality and former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Ian Beckles served as emcee and presented the evening’s awards, including: the Community Appreciation Award to George Tinsley, Sr., the Community…
–Fees for using out-of-network ATMs rose five percent over the past year and are up 23% over the past five years, according to Bankrate.com’ s 17 th annual checking survey. The average cost of going outside the network is now $4.35 per transaction, a new high for the eighth consecutive year. “Punitive-type fees, such as ATM fees and overdraft fees, have shown the most…
Homecare agencies provide services to a diverse range of clients all with varying levels of care needed. Many situations require close monitoring to insure the health and well-being of the client. “The wellness capability enables the homecare agency to monitor the client’s condition for red flags to prevent hospital re-admissions.
–Gramercy Funds Management LLC, a $4.2 billion dedicated emerging markets investment manager, announced a USD $34 million investment in Credivalores-Crediservicios, its affiliates and subsidiaries, the leading independent consumer finance company in Colombia and one of the country’s fastest growing non-banking financial institutions.
Document Number: ” DOD -2013- OS-0133″. SUMMARY: The Department of Defense proposes to amend its regulation that implements the Military Lending Act, herein referred to as the “MLA”. EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments must be submitted not later than November 28, 2014.
SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission previously published in the Federal Register a request for public comments on the overall costs and benefits of and the continuing need for its Guides for Advertising Allowances and Other Merchandising Payments and Services. EFFECTIVE DATE: This action is effective as of November 10, 2014. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION…
EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective Date: These regulations are effective September 29, 2014. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Gibbs or Pamela Kinard at 317-6799. This document contains amendments to 26 CFR part 301. On August 30, 2013, a notice of proposed rulemaking relating to the requirements for filing certain employee retirement benefit plan…
Doctors at Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute found that mesothelioma patients with private insurance made the hospital money, even if they had complications, while Medicare patients cost them much more. “For private-insured patients, major complications were associated with increased cost and increased reimbursement, resulting in a net…
