They have two things in common: All were diagnosed with sarcoma, and all received grants from the Sarcoma Alliance to help pay for second opinions from experts in this rare cancer. So that more people can get grants, the Alliance will hold a fundraiser 5-9 p.m. Jan. 21 at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach, in the Orange County- Los Angeles area.
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Trial attorney G. Scott Vezina has joined Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock& Dodig LLP, focusing his practice on medical malpractice, product liability and aviation accidents.
Shreveport, LA December 29, 2011. Guidance from the Internal Revenue Service provides relief for smaller employers by making this reporting requirement optional for them in 2012. For clarification, the 2012 Forms W-2 are those that generally would be furnished to employees in January 2013.
Sandy, UT December 29, 2011. To help people cope with the difficulties associated with being injured in an accident involving a car, truck, public transportation or as a pedestrian, Craig Swapp& Associates has published a comprehensive eBook about what to do when you’ re involved in an accident.
Dec. 29– STONINGTON– Cherenzia Excavation of Pawcatuck and the neighbors who appealed the approval of its Crescent Club housing project off Mary Hall Road have agreed to a settlement. That settlement, which adds more protections against blasting, rock crushing and encroachment on the neighbors, now goes to the Planning and Zoning Commission for approval.
As part of the multistate settlement, GE Funding has agreed to pay $30 million in restitution to affected state agencies, municipalities, school districts and not-for-profit entities nationwide that entered into guaranteed investment contracts with GE Funding and two of its affiliates- Trinity Funding Company, LLC and Trinity Plus Funding Company, LLC- between 1999 and 2005. In addition, GE Funding agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty and $3 million for fees and costs of the investigation to the settling states.
Dec. 29– Child support collection tactics in Maryland are changing as government officials prepare to clean up social services departments statewide. The Maryland Department of Human Resources recently announced the appointment of Joseph J. DiPrimio as the new executive director of the Child Support Enforcement Administration.
Dec. 29– WILLMAR– A 32- year-old Grove City man was sentenced Wednesday to 120 days in jail and ordered to pay back the $47,184 he swindled from the Kandiyohi County Recycling Center.
Houston- based insurance agency, Barhorst Insurance Group is starting out the new year with a new name: Iscential. BIG was founded in 1993 as a Nationwide Insurance agency and today is a captive hybrid agency representing more than 50 insurance carriers.
The $1- per-gallon subsidy for blending biodiesel with regular diesel fuel lapses on Sunday– just as it did two years ago, leaving idle a quarter of the nation’s biodiesel refineries, including one in Minnesota.
Dec. 29– For now, an arm of NewTown Macon is still managing the city’s Terminal Station, but as of March 31, some City Council members’ push for a new operator should meet with success. UDC Realty, an arm of NewTown Macon, has managed Terminal Station under a city contract.
Dec. 29– Mu Sigma, a Northbrook- based firm that helps companies analyze massive amounts of data, said Wednesday it raised $108 million in fresh capital. Sequoia Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has funded technology stalwarts such as Google and Oracle, also participated in the round.
Two lifelong Packers fans– writer Art Daley and Bob Cook of “Never Miss a Super Bowl” fame– lived to see Green Bay’s team take home another Lombardi trophy. Karl Hellerman got into the commercial diaper business in its infancy, founding Dy-Dee Wash in Milwaukee.
Dec. 29– PRESQUE ISLE, Maine– A standing-room-only audience crowded into Northern Maine Community College on Wednesday afternoon for the second of three regional meetings held so that Aroostook County residents could weigh in on Gov.
Dec. 29– NEW PORT RICHEY– Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on the top stories in Pasco County during 2011 as selected by The Pasco Tribune staff. White had asked for $89 million, nearly a $4 million increase over his previous budget.
New Orleans Regional Business Park engineer Larry Williams hasn’t had a boss since the park’s board of commissioners terminated the previous executive director, Roy Mack, two years ago amid scandal.
Robyn M. Webb-Williams has been named vice president of the Doctors Community Hospital Foundation, of Lanham, which seeks individual and corporate contributions as well as planned-giving opportunities.
Viper Powersports announced new appointments to its Board of Directors effective December 30, Grant Lynch, Tim Wellborn, and James Shields.
The North American International Auto Show has announced the winners of its annual high school poster contest in conjunction with the upcoming 2012 show, which takes place January 9-22 at Cobo Center in Detroit.
