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SEATTLE and PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28, 2014/ PRNewswire/– Threshold Group, a family-owned wealth management firm and family office, further fortified its investment and client service capabilities by adding three new talented and experienced employees. Threshold recently welcomed fifteen-year investment and wealth management veteran, Teresa Wells, as…
SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 26778, and 54 comments were received.
SUMMARY: We are proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the continental United States of commercial consignments of five species of fresh citrus fruit from China. Finally, the NPPO of China would have to provide an operational workplan to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States…
He views the emergence of ride-sharing companies like Lyft and Uber not as a brave new world of competition, but as a throwback to olden times. Lyft and Uber previously won temporary orders allowing them to operate in the county. Mr. Winkelvoss said allowing Lyft and Uber to operate would be tantamount to deregulating the taxi industry, which he said has been tried…
Blended and online learning expert Wendy Oliver, EdD, recently unveiled her framework for measuring blended and online teaching practice during a video interview on the popular Core of Education series. Rod Berger expressed his excitement saying, “Blended learning is such a fast-emerging segment and Dr. Oliver is a nationally recognized expert in this area.
The Securities and Exchange Commission deems it appropriate and in the public interest that public administrative proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 against Brian Scott Zwerner. 1. From approximately July 1998 until approximately…
The Securities& Exchange Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner Kara M. Stein:. I am especially grateful to Randall Roy, Christian Sabella, Liban Jama, and Harriet Orol for your helpful and considerate engagement with my office throughout this process. Over the next two decades, the ratings industry grew with Poors Publishing, Standard…
The Securities& Exchange Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar:. Like my colleagues, I want to express appreciation for the efforts by our staff on this project, particularly those in the Division of Corporation Finance, the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, and the Office of the General Counsel.
The Securities& Exchange Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher:. In particular, I’d like to acknowledge the efforts of Keith Higgins, Karen Garnett, Kathy Hsu, Rolaine Bancroft, Michelle Stasny, Hughes Bates and Kayla Florio. The Commission first proposed reforms to our rules addressing asset-backed securitizations in…
–Ubiquity Global Services, an innovative outsourcing organization with deep experience in the emerging payments space, celebrates the first anniversary of their relationship with Better Finance, as well as an expansion of the relationship. “We’re delighted with the work Ubiquity has done with us over the first year,” said Judy Balint, Better Finance’s chief…
ATLANTA, Aug. 28, 2014/ PRNewswire/– SunTrust Robinson Humphrey today announced the addition of three industry veterans to its equity research team in biotechnology and oilfield services. Richter received a bachelor’s in biomedical and electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He brings 17 years of…
The big event of the past week as far as interest rates are concerned was a widely anticipated speech from Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen. Mortgage rates are closely related to yields on long-term government debt and with Treasury yields staying low, mortgage rates remain at the lowest levels since June 2013. No obvious catalyst for big rate movements exists…
Aug. 28– After a summer of conflict that included preparing to pick up and move shop, the public library in Cripple Creek is staying put. At a monthly meeting Monday, the school board for Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1 gave final approval on a 20- year memorandum of understanding with the Southern Teller County Library District. The town’s Franklin…
Aug. 28– BILOXI– Police said a man who was leading officers on a pursuit when he ran a red light and crashed into a another vehicle was wanted in burglaries at a casino and unrelated charges in Florida. Police had identified Jeremy Shane Fogleman, 35, of Biloxi, as a suspect in recent burglaries at the Golden Nugget Casino, Detective Sgt. An officer saw Fogleman…
NEW YORK— An accused ringleader of a sprawling disabilities fraud scheme admitted Wednesday he helped coach retired police officers and others to fake mental-health problems to get Social Security benefits. The retired officer is the top defendant, at least thus far, to admit guilt in what Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. has called a massive case…
Aug. 28– Jerry R. Melchior, who built upscale custom homes in Lucas and Wood counties, died Tuesday in his Perrysburg home. The chief executive of Melchior Building Co. had congestive heart failure, said his daughter, Laurie Melchior Huskisson, the president. “Jerry always paid attention to his business,” said Tom Schlachter, a developer and a friend since he had his law…
Aug. 28– Barry Morgan, who owns the Southern League record that Biscuits outfielder Taylor Motter is chasing, wishes Motter luck. Morgan is now 73 years old and owns an insurance business in Greensboro, N.C., but he fondly recalls the record. He was in the ninth season of a 12- year professional career that reached Triple-A Toledo.
Aug. 28– A Greensburg man who said he was born again in Christ after falling into a lifestyle of drugs and alcohol, has seen his small flock of parishioners at the non-denominational Walk in the Word Ministries in West Newton, triple in size in less than a year. John Sethman, 45, pastor of Walk in the Word Ministries at 225 N. Water St., said his church has grown to about 17…
