Sept. 30– Reasons for the’ Fitness Trail’. MILAN– Milan Elementary physical education teacher Becky Parcher said she feels “fantastic” about the fitness trail recently added across from the school. Fisher-Titus Medical Center funded half the $13,400 cost and donations covered the rest of the money.
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Sept. 30– For the second time this year, speed limits on some Ohio roadways are about to go up, this time on certain sections of U.S. routes and state routes. This change will affect the speed limit on U.S. 20 in rural areas in Huron County from Bellevue to Monroeville to Brown Road, just west of Norwalk, changing the permitted speed from 55 to 60 mph. The change will also…
Open Access Technology International, Inc. is pleased to announce Patricia Hoffman, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability at the United States Department of Energy, as a keynote speaker at the 2013 Energy Conference. The Energy Conference is October 08, 2013 at the Bellagio Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.— South Dakota is letting the federal government set up its insurance marketplace under President Barack Obama’s health insurance overhaul, but state officials and organizations charged with getting the word out have been busy preparing for Tuesday’s start of open enrollment. South Dakota is one of 36 states letting the feds run the health…
LPL Financial LLC– the nation’s largest independent broker-dealer, a Registered Investment Advisor, a leading RIA custodian, institutional service provider and a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc.– today announced that its corporate RIA’ s Retirement Plan Consulting Program has been certified by the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence,…
While private-sector retirees age 65 and up typically must pay their own Medicare premiums, state workers receive taxpayer-funded reimbursement for these costs. That’s still the case for most Medicare premiums. But starting in January, Medicare- eligible state retirees began getting their drug coverage through Part D rather than the NYSHIP, the New York…
WASHINGTON— Congressman Jared Huffman made the following statement after House Republicans passed a bill that would virtually guarantee a government shutdown:. This marks their 43rd failed attempt to repeal the healthcare reform law that was enacted by Congress, affirmed by the Supreme Court, and reaffirmed when President Obama was reelected after…
WellCare recently received approval from the state of New Jersey to offer Medicaid managed care in Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Passaic and Union counties beginning Dec. 1, 2013. New Jersey will be the ninth state in which WellCare offers managed care services to Medicaid beneficiaries, including those recipients that will be eligible through New Jersey’ s…
Sept. 30– Editor’s Note: With the next phase of the Affordable Care Act going into effect Tuesday, the Yuma Sun is taking a look at what Yuma County residents need to know.’. “The changes it brings to Arizona and our clinics are significant,” said Amanda Aguirre, CEO and president of the Regional Center for Border Health, a nonprofit organization. She runs the San Luis…
Sept. 30– QUESTION– We live on 5th Street Road, a little spur off of 4th Street, which is often used as way for people to avoid the intersection at 35th Avenue to get to 4th Street. ANSWER– After studying the issue a few years ago, the city of Greeley opted to end its “traffic calming” efforts through Greeley. Public Works Director Joel Hemesath said putting up signs…
Sept. 30– Spirituality and spontaneity inform the unique jazz music created by the prolific David Friesen. He’ll be exercising that liberty with his Circle 3 Trio– playing new material and songs from “Brilliant Heart,” a 2013 CD written for his deceased son– Wednesday at San Joaquin Delta College’s Atherton Auditorium. “We’ve never had a rehearsal,” Friesen, 68, said…
KnowBe4, one of the fastest growing providers of advanced security awareness training, today announced a partnership with Accuvant, Inc. to provide KnowBe4’ s Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training to Accuvant clients. As Accuvant is known as an authoritative source for information security, KnowBe4 CEO, Stu Sjouwerman, feels that partnership with the…
Hiperos, the leading provider of the industry’ s first automated, intelligent Software as a Service solution for third party management, today announced that it has been honored with a 2013 GRC Value Award. Introduced by GRC 20/ 20 Research, the inaugural industry award recognizes real-world implementations for Governance, Risk Management and Compliance…
V-Rooms announced that they are compliant with the new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act rules that went into effect on September 23, 2013 as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. HIPAA compliance is particularly necessary for V-Rooms’ life science, biotech and pharmaceutical clients who use their virtual data rooms to…
With its headquarters recently moved to North America and its strategy clear, IGO felt it needed to have a look and feel that better reflected its market position and value proposition. In addition to it North American headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, IGO also has offices in Paris, New York and Tunis. While IGO was born in Paris, to best support our strategy…
The expansion includes the appointment of Joseph Salvati, a long-time veteran of the company and a resident of Naples, Florida, as Senior Vice President in charge of The Colony Group’s Florida offices. The company also has hired Jack Clark, a lifelong Florida resident, to work with Mr. Salvati in its Naples office. “The Florida markets have long been one of our most…
Sept. 30– The long-delayed Exchange Place apartment project could get an infusion of money if the Wichita City Council approves on Tuesday. The council will be asked to fatten the city’s tax-increment financing commitment to the $66 million project, adding another $3.9 million to the city’s $8.6 million commitment for a $12.5 million total TIF package.
Sept. 30– Nevada Republicans may want to defund or repeal Obamacare, but the ship has already sailed. The Affordable Care Act’s health care exchanges launch nationwide Tuesday, and Nevada is a national example of a state that has been leading the way in preparing for outreach and health insurance enrollment under President Barack Obama’s health care law.
Sept. 30– A nationwide shortage of a tuberculosis skin test has health departments in the San Joaquin Valley giving the exam only to people at high risk for the lung disease and offering temporary clearances to others so they can stay on jobs. “We’re assessing and triaging,” said Van Do-Reynoso, the Madera County public health director. Another drug manufactured by…
