Oct. 29– When Derek Allen assumes the position of Portsmouth City Manager on Jan. 1, he will be collecting a salary of $105,000 a year. In addition to his annual base salary of $105,000, Allen will receive health, disability and life insurance benefits, and will be entitled to accrue all unused leave, “without limit,” and in the event his contract is terminated, either…
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In other business, the board took no action on a professional services contract for legal counsel for the Sheriff’s Office. Several items are pending legal review and the lack of legal counsel is slowing down operations in the Sheriff’s Office, according to Undersheriff Jon Sappington. The Sheriff’s Office is seeking approval from the board to allow business…
It’s a numbers game when it comes to job creation in Ohio. Officials at the Ohio Development Services Agency said they improved the process for tracking whether state loans, grants, and tax credits stimulate job growth, but The Blade found the state agency still is largely unaware if companies create the jobs they promise. The inaccurate grant reports are an…
On Friday, the agency declared that Cleveland’s Attevo Inc. defaulted on a $1.1 million loan the firm received in 2009. Development officials also asked the state attorney general to begin collection proceedings. Mr. Snyder owed money to a landscaper, Cleveland’s ABC Bail Bonds, and a firm for which he provided a personal financial guarantee, court documents…
Oct. 25– BUFFALO– BUFFALO– If soccer games were decided based on past results, Medina would have had little chance of competing in Wednesday afternoon’s Class B pre-quarterfinal contest against City Honors. But coach Mike Lepkyj’s Medina squad was much improved this season, and the No. 16 Lady Mustangs made quite the upset bid against No. 1 City Honors.
Oct. 28– FARGO, N.D.– A former president of Energae LP of Clear Lake, Iowa, confirms to Agweek that the Internal Revenue Service had subpoenaed him to testify to a grand jury on Oct. 23 in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Osmund “Bud” Jermeland, a farm equipment dealership sales manager in Estherville, Iowa, who served as president of the company from July 2008 to July 2010,…
Celerity Partners IV, LLC, Celerity AHI Holdings SPV, LLC, and All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc.– Control– Sureride Charter Inc. d/b/a Sundiego Charter Company. Holdings, Inc., Celerity AHI Holdings SPV, LLC, and Celerity Partners IV, LLC have filed an application under 49 U.S.C. 14303 for their acquisition of control of Sureride Charter, Inc. d/b/a Sundiego Charter…
Lung Cancer Alliance, Vietnam Veterans of America, Dept. of Defense, Walter Reed& select screening centers partner on education and screening effort– because veterans face a higher risk for lung cancer. WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2013/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/– Lung Cancer Alliance and Vietnam Veterans of America today announced the second annual joint initiative to…
By Bill Sizemore| The Virginian-Pilot. This year’s Republican candidate for governor, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, is ahead of that mark at $16.8 million, according to an analysis of finance reports by the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonprofit tracker of campaign spending. Yet Cuccinelli’s war chest is dwarfed by that of his Democratic opponent,…
Dusty Davis, a broker at ICI Insurance, was elected treasurer of KAIA. CAA member Chad Fuqua, owner of Fuqua Ruth Typer Insurance, CAA member Jim Runnebaum, president of SBS Insurance Agency, and Ryan Murry, broker at ICI, were all elected to the board of directors. With expansion into Oklahoma and Kansas, Texas- based CAA is a managing general agency committed to…
Oct. 29– SPRINGFIELD– Thousands of Clark County senior citizens might have to switch doctors or get care outside the county because of UnitedHealthcare’s decision to eliminate local physicians as part of its Medicare Advantage provider network in Ohio. Medicare Advantage plans are offered through private companies that contract with Medicare, typically…
Oct. 29– CHEYENNE– Employees at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center will collect co-payments from insured patients at the time they are seen at the hospital. The co-pay is a new policy approved Thursday by hospital trustees on a 5-4 vote. Payment at time of service is a widely accepted and adopted practice in the health-care industry, said Kerry Warburton, CRMC’s…
Pletcher, one of the most intelligent and prudent people in horse racing, got Storm Dixie appraised for about $20,000. The partners decided to press on anyway, contacting Ron and Betsy Houghton about housing their mare on their nearly 40- year-old Sylmar Farm, maybe 15 miles southwest of Coatesville in Lancaster County, where their 300 acres and the land around…
The CHE Trinity Health Board of Directors announced today that Richard J. Gilfillan, M.D., former director of the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, will be the system’ s new president and chief executive officer. As chief executive at Geisinger Health Plan, he led the design of new payment systems and medical care initiatives that increased the…
Oct. 29– CHARLESTON, W.Va.– Residents soon could see relief from increasing flood insurance premiums as a result of proposed legislation that would delay most of these increases for four years. Mary Landrieu, D- La.; Johnny Isakson, R- Ga.; Robert Menendez, D- N.J.; Jeff Merkley, D- Ore.; Thad Cochran, R- Miss.; Heidi Heitkamp, D- N.D.; David Vitter, R- La. and John Hoevan, R- N.D are expected to…
Oct. 29– Mike Johnstone admitted volunteers on the Burlington Steamboat Days board are passionate about their music festival. That passion showed Monday during a meeting with the Burlington City Council when he defended deliberations his organization has had regarding a proposed management agreement with VenuWorks of Ames to operate Memorial…
Biscoe Insurance Group, Inc. is continuously advancing their knowledge of the latest insurance products and how they can enrich their clients’ lives. “The training class was all about providing clients with the best life insurance solutions,” said Scott Biscoe, owner and agency principle at the Biscoe Insurance Group, Inc.“ We learned how to better protect our…
Oct. 29– The Daniel Boone School Board is laying the groundwork for its big reveal of the 2014-15 budget draft next month. Gary L. Otto, the district’s superintendent, said it will once again be a very interesting process. Board President Andrew G. Basile said the district is anticipating a $3.6 million deficit and will need to find creative ways to fill that hole.
Hemorrhoids will affect 75% of Americans. William Immel’ s Gastroenterology team at Virginia Medical Alliance, the practice is now providing the CRH O’ Regan System ®– an effective, safe and painless procedure to remove the uncomfortable and sometimes painful symptoms associated with hemorrhoids. “With half of the population experiencing hemorrhoid…
