The contestants, who range in age from 18- year-old Dallas Odom of Anderson, S.C., to 28- year-old mother of two Tonya McCall of Las Vegas, will compete for more than $175,000 in cash and prizes and an exemption into the LPGA Manulife Financial Classic on June 5-8 in Ontario, Canada. The winner also gets a year-long exemption to the LPGA’s developmental tour and an…
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Newtek Business Services, NASDAQ: NEWT, The Small Business Authority ®, today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration ranked Newtek Small Business Finance as the 6 th most active SBA 7 lender among all bank and non-bank lenders, by lending volume, for the period ended December 31, 2013. Newtek continues to retain its position as the largest…
MasTec, Inc. today announced record 2013 full year revenue, net income, diluted earnings per share and EBITDA. Net income from continuing operations was $43 million or $0.50 per diluted share in the fourth quarter 2013, compared to $38 million or $0.46 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2012.. Fourth quarter 2013 adjusted net income from continuing…
XL Group today announced the appointment of Joseph A. Tocco as Chief Executive of North American Property and Casualty, effective immediately, reporting to Greg Hendrick, Chief Executive of XL’s Insurance operations. Mr. Tocco most recently led XL’s North America Property business as well as XL Global Asset Protection Services and will continue to be based in…
The storms that have swept across Britain have begun to subside, but the Environment Agency has warned that there is still a high risk of floods occurring. There are over 70 flood alerts in place across England, with many rivers expected to rise. Flooding is one of the most frequent natural disasters that occur, and here in the UK, there has been at least one severe…
Feb. 27– It’s name has been TIC– or The Infantry Center– Credit Union since its original charter in 1956.. But come March 10, the only credit union doing brick-and-mortar business on Fort Benning will change its name to Kinetic. But in 2005, the credit union expanded its charter to include anyone– with or without a military connection– in the Georgia counties of…
In particular, the general& administrative expenses that are shown in the historical carve-out financial statements do not reflect the expected general& administrative costs of the Company, but rather reflect an allocation of the actual general& administrative costs of Ashford Trust. The Company will have general& administrative costs that it incurs as…
As Hollywood prepares to announce the winners of the Academy Awards on March 2, scores of consumer watchdog groups kick off National Consumer Protection Week that same day to increase awareness and provide consumer tips on how to avoid online traps where cybercriminals can rob people of their money, identity and security. While with the recent breaches at…
Make It Happen Productions’ CEO and Executive Producer Billy Frank recently announced addition of seasoned marketing and sales executive Don Janklow to the company’ s roster of talent. For years he has created multi-million dollar marketing and sponsorship platforms for events such as the Los Angeles Marathon and the Indy 500. Ahead of his time, Don…
Feb. 27– GLASGOW– A benefit concert featuring singer/ songwriter Marty Brown and local country group Steel Country will take place Saturday at the Plaza Theatre. “The money we raise out of WillieFest will be turned over to Kosair Charities at our big fundraiser event that Willie 94.1 does with the Glasgow Shrine Club called’ Reach Out for Kosair Kids’ on Aug. 2,” said…
Meyer Wilson is a full service investment fraud law firm that provides nationwide representation to clients who have suffered financial losses at the hands of stockbrokers, brokerage firms, financial advisors, and insurance companies. Just recently, the firm was named to the prestigious 2014 list of“ Best Law Firms” by U.S. News& World Report.
Feb. 27– Read the U.S. Department of Labor investigation report. AUGUSTA– A federal investigation has found that Maine’s governor and Department of Labor officials intervened in unemployment hearings in a way that could have swayed hearing officers to favor employers over claimants. An April 11 Sun Journal investigative report cited sources who said the…
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 27, 2014/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/– Consumer Watchdog petitioned the Insurance Commissioner this week for a public hearing on the “new program” private passenger auto filings of Farmers Specialty Insurance Company, an affiliate of Farmers Insurance Exchange. “Farmers should not be allowed to cherry-pick its customers by using multiple…
Phil Bryant and legislative leaders Wednesday about the possibility of receiving $20 million in state funds to help with the modernization of its Tupelo plant. David Rumbarger, CEO of the Lee County- based Community Development Foundation, said the hope is to lure Cooper to spend those modernization funds at the Tupelo plant. Cooper also has plants in Mexico…
The Tuesday sting was carried out with assistance from Amador County District Attorney investigators and the state Department of Insurance. Those cited for contracting without a license were identified as Don Sternick of Sutter Creek, Armand Leo Chournard of West Point in Calaveras County, Gary Shroyer of Pioneer, Robert Kintigh of Cool and Jamestown…
A state judge has scheduled a March 26 hearing to resolve the mediation dispute in the defamation lawsuit by District Attorney Janice Steidley and two assistants against the sponsors of the unsuccessful citizens’ petition for a local grand jury investigation of the DA’s office. Three defendants in the libel suit– businessmen Myron Grubowski, and Claremore…
Scott& White changed the way it charges customers in November as a direct result of its new hospital opening in August. Spokespersons for Scott& White said Wednesday morning they would explain the new billing, take questions and issue a statement, but did not return calls later in the day. A memo from Scott& White said the charges help cover non-physician support…
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27– The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27– Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent developed by Barry Paul Mandel, Fairport, N.Y., and Jean Pierre R.M. Van de Capelle, Rochester, N.Y., for “methods and systems for creating structural documents having background content.” ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27– The…
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27– The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27– Aspect Software, Lombard, Ill., has been assigned a patent developed by five co-inventors for “testing and monitoring voice over internet protocol service using instrumented test streams to determine the quality, capacity and utilization of…
