Ramtech Building Systems of Mansfield, Texas has announced that construction is now complete, and the U.S. Army is making final preparations for occupying the fifth and final phase of the MILCON Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing Advanced Individual Training Barracks at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. The project was part of a multiple task…
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Nierman Practice Management is heading to the Hyatt Boston Harbor on April 4-5th with their 2- day seminar series,“ Successful Implementation of Dental Sleep Medicine”. Dedicated breakout sessions, led by Rose Nierman or a staff educator, help dental administrators navigate the documentation and codes needed for effective medical billing.“ Dental practices…
James P. Curtin, Executive Director of Daytop New Jersey, the well-known adolescent recovery program and preparatory school located in Mendham, NJ says,“ Everyone dealing with the care of addicted adolescents should be encouraged by precedents set by the Affordable Care Act even if they object to the Act itself.” Mr. Curtin points out that the Affordable Care Act…
Feb. 28– As Cherryville’s finance director Bonny Alexander embezzled more than $435,000 in city funds from 2005 through 2011, she spent the taxpayer money on cars, travel and a beach house, a federal prosecutor said Friday. District Judge Robert Conrad Jr. sentenced her to 24 months in prison followed by two years of supervised released. Newly elected Mayor H.L….
Feb. 28– GROTON– Superintendent Michael Graner said he would review staffing levels across the district after a taxpayer group complained about underenrolled classes at Robert E. Fitch High School and the Board of Education asked him to look into it. Graner met with Principal Joseph Arcarese on Tuesday and said he has a follow-up appointment next week.
Feb. 28– Blue Cross and Blue Shield, North Carolina’s largest health insurer, posted an 11 percent gain in revenue last year as the company began signing up new customers under the Affordable Care Act. The financial performance and membership growth in 2013 was reflected in the larger compensation packages of Blue Cross executives, six of whom broke the $1-…
McLEAN, Va., Feb. 28, 2014/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/– Three-year-old cars in the subcompact segment have the highest retaining value at 54.4% of the Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for a typically equipped model, says the National Automobile Dealers Association Used Car Guide in the February edition of NADA Perspective, a monthly industry trends report.
Feb. 28– WINNSBORO– Sparks flew and crossed racial lines during Monday night’s Fairfield County Council meeting when District 3 Councilman Mikel Trapp said he has been called a racial slur by more than one member of a local citizen’s group. He is a vocational teacher at Spring Valley High School in Columbia. In a written statement from Saving Fairfield spokesman…
For the mobile senior, Life Button 24 not only provides a two-way communications device to assist in an emergency, but it will also summon help in the event of a fall or should a loved one become lost. The newest features in Life Button 24 Freedom not only provide users with all the communications functions of being in-touch with an emergency dispatch center but…
But in the case of Rhode Island’s lawsuit against 38 Studios, the bankrupt company founded by Red Sox star Curt Schilling, the signs are getting clearer, and they say there will be a settlement long before the case ever gets to trial. The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation held an executive session this week and held several votes about the status of the lawsuit…
Feb. 28– LEWISBURG– With a stroke of a pen, Lewisburg Area School District directors Thursday night signed a bond resolution to borrow $35.7 million for a new campus in Kelly Township. The new interest rate of 3.8 percent– making for a $35,750,000 project– allows Lewisburg to save $290,000, he said. Moody’s also confirmed a Double-A credit rating for the school…
NEOS will gather industry leaders to discuss their experiences with making Key Performance Indicators meaningful and actionable. Brian Harris, Senior Strategy Consultant at NEOS, Kimberly Dornisch, PMP, Program Manager at Catlin Group, and Jason Frain, Retirement Product Development Leader, will discuss the challenges, successes and lessons learned from…
Feb. 28– LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C.– Lexington 2 could have its next superintendent in place this fall. A plan outlined by the South Carolina School Boards Association calls for a search that ends with the choice as soon as Aug. 1. Also in Lexington 2, the district is bringing in a temporary staff firm to handle substitutes for teachers who are sick or off for personal…
MAHANOY PLANE- Gilberton Borough Council voted Thursday to begin abolishing its police department. The move is exactly one week after a settlement agreement was signed between the borough and former police Chief Mark Kessler, who was the only police officer on the force at the time, though he had been suspended since July 31. Since the suspension of Kessler, the…
In Harrisburg, legislation has been proposed to prevent the automatic withholding of union dues from public employees’ paychecks. Sponsors of House Bill 1507 refer to this legislation as a “paycheck protection” plan. This legislation serves only to undermine the timely, efficient payment of monies which are rightfully due to the union.
Northern District of Illinois 353-5300. CHICAGO– An owner of a bankrupt Palatine company that sold refurbished semiconductor-making machinery and the owner of a Pennsylvania company that sold machine tools were indicted for allegedly engaging in a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately $190 million from banks and financing companies and,…
Comerica Incorporated today announced that Michael H. Michalak has been named its Chief Risk Officer. In that role, Michalak will report directly to Comerica Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ralph W. Babb Jr. as well as to the Enterprise Risk Committee of the Comerica Incorporated Board of Directors. He also will become a member of Comerica’s Management…
Graves Injury Law Group today announced that Attorney Bill Foster, the outgoing Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida’ s fourth largest city, has joined the firm in its Vero Beach Law Offices. Bill joined his lifelong friend and fellow St. Petersburg native, Joseph H. Graves, founding member of the Graves Injury Law Group. Whether in Vero Beach, St. Petersburg or any city in…
Strategic Hotels& Resorts, Inc. today announced that the Company has closed on the sale of the Four Seasons Punta Mita Resort and the adjacent La Solana land parcel for $200.0 million. About the Company Strategic Hotels& Resorts, Inc. is a real estate investment trust which owns and provides value-enhancing asset management of high-end hotels and resorts in…
