April 28– Another veteran worker is leaving Luzerne County employment– Road and Bridge Supervisor John Pickering. County Manager Robert Lawton has attributed many departures to opportunities for higher pay outside county government and increased workloads due to county layoffs. The position originally was advertised at $55,000 to $70,000 but is now…
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NRT LLC has again been ranked as the nation’s No. 1 residential real estate brokerage company for the 17 th consecutive year, according to REAL Trends. “For 17 years, NRT has achieved this status of being the nation’s No. 1 brokerage company for which we are deeply proud,” said Bruce Zipf, president and CEO, NRT LLC. With 710 offices and approximately 42,600 independent…
April 28– Palouse residents have a new option when it comes to health care– and it doesn’t cost a dime. Open for just a few hours in the evening each Tuesday at Pullman Regional Hospital’s Specialty Clinic, the nonprofit Palouse Free Clinic was created to provide another health care choice to low-income residents, though the care is available for anyone.
April 28– A former Mount Tahoma High School special-needs student has received a $750,000 settlement from Tacoma Public Schools, based on allegations she was raped in a high school restroom by a fellow special-needs student. “We are hopeful that this case will send a strong message to the Tacoma School District, and others, about the importance of protecting our…
The Army wants them instead to attend new, underused clinics in Lacey, Puyallup and on the McChord Air Field side of Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Their medical records also will transfer to the Army- run facilities. Madigan in the past two years opened community clinics in Puyallup and Lacey to provide services closer to patients who live outside JBLM.
April 28– Two members of the DuPont City Council have proposed increasing the city’s business and occupation tax to the maximum allowable rate to raise money for landscaping and park maintenance. The proposal would increase the tax from its current one-tenth of one percent to two-tenths of one percent of gross receipts in the south Pierce County city.
The Institute for Professional Care Education, an Oregon based company that provides healthcare training, both online and through DVD and print resources throughout the U.S. and Canada, announced the launch of two new training programs. The Patient Health Navigator training program is an 80 hour fully online course, newly approved by Oregon Health Authority…
April 28– After six years, term limits are forcing Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway out of her seat representing the 26th Assembly District. Seven hopefuls– four Republicans and three Democrats– have been attracted like moths to a flame to the race in the 26th District, which includes most of Tulare County, all of Inyo County and a portion of Kern County.
Schroders is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Tedder as Head of Global Equities. As Head of Global Equities, Alex will assume responsibility for the Global and International Equities team’s business management and strategic planning. “I am delighted to welcome Alex to Schroders.
MCS Healthcare Public Relations, a global communications agency focused on providing its clients with creativity, service and results, today announced it has been named the public relations agency of record for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, New Jersey’s largest health insurance company. “MCS Healthcare Public Relations is well known for…
April 26– ALBANY– Karen Handel, candidate to represent Georgia in U.S. Senate, has a four-point plan to foster economic opportunity and prosperity in Georgia and throughout the nation, she told The Albany Herald on Friday. A former Georgia secretary of state and chair of the Fulton County Commission, Handel said she’s eager to address what she sees as a national…
HelloMD today announced that leading medical specialists– including neurosurgeon Dr. Brian Andrews- in San Francisco have joined its marketplace for self-pay patients. Brian Andrews is a leading neurosurgeon in San Francisco.
Herrera recently spent an evening at the church helping to rearrange the offices for employees of the Pennsylvania Department of Health to offer HIV counseling at Light of the World’s second annual health fair from noon to 4 p.m. today. SouthEast Health Clinic, blood pressure and glucose testing and women’s health information. Spanish American Civic…
Z Capital Partners, L.L.C., a leading private equity firm that makes opportunistic control investments in companies that may require growth capital, operational turnaround or restructuring, today announced that it has named David Barr, Joyce Hrinya and John Dupuy as Partners on Z Capital’s Operating Team. “We are very pleased to announce David, Joyce and John as…
NetSuite Inc., the industry’s leading provider of cloud- based financials/ ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, today announced that DocuSign, Inc., The Global Standard for Digital Transaction Management™, has adopted NetSuite OneWorld to manage its global operations across the U.S., the UK, Australia and Brazil. DocuSign now relies on NetSuite…
So when I chatted by phone with him from the set of “Fargo” in Calgary, where the freezing Canadian climes have been acting as the show’s icy Bemidji, Minn., setting for months, I wondered if Hawley and the heat had kissed and made up. A self-contained 10- episode miniseries of sorts that is set within the universe that Joel and Ethan Coen created for the pitch-black 1996…
Aspire Financial Services, a leading service provider of smart retirement solutions, is pleased to announce the release of its TPA Playbook for Success, designed to drive competitive advantage for our TPA partners. The Playbook is one of many proprietary, value-driven tools Aspire offers to members of its TPA Partnership program. According to Pete Kirtland,…
Digital interactions influence 36 cents of every dollar spent in the retail store, or approximately $1.1 trillion, according to the latest study from Deloitte Digital. By the end of 2014, that number will climb to 50 percent, or $1.5 trillion of total store sales. “Mobile and online transactions represent only a sliver of total retail revenue potential,” said…
C4 Financial announced today that it has placed a $12.45 MM loan with for The Tuttle Parke at the Crossing apartments. Tuttle Parke at the Crossing apartments is located in the Columbus, OH. Working on behalf of the borrower, James Huff secured the debt with Barclay’s through their CMBS loan platform.
