Jan. 31– LAKEWOOD RANCH– Touting his new $74.2 billion budget proposal and spouting some well-worn personal anecdotes Thursday night, Florida Gov. In town to speak to a crowd of about 500 construction industry professionals at the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange annual dinner at Polo Grill, Scott encouraged his audience to tell people around the country Florida…
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Jan. 31– After more than two decades in business, Flip’s Uptown Grill will serve its last burger today. The locally owned restaurant weathered the economic downturn, but owner Philip Philippou said an October fire at the Atlanta Highway location was its downfall. That location has been closed since then, and Philippou said he’s now closing the Sturbridge Village…
He’ll follow up the ad with a two-day tour across Michigan, with stops in Detroit, Lansing and Grand Rapids on Monday and Traverse City, Frankenmuth and Farmington Hills on Tuesday before ending the tour with a fund-raiser in Southfield. The new fund, a 501 (c) 4, took in $123,440 in the fourth quarter of 2013, including: $50,000 from HTC Global Services, $25,000…
The pipe that burst Wednesday at Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit caused about $200,000 worth of damage, said Laura Varon Brown, executive director.Some programs will be temporarily relocated while repairs are made. Named for Gilda Radner, the comedienne from Detroit who died of cancer, the nonprofit Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit offers networking, support groups,…
Jan. 31– HUDSON– As school and town officials prepare for Saturday’s deliberative school budget session, many in town are sounding off about the school’s budget proposal and some residents are even proposing drastic cuts. Three Facebook groups, Parents of Hudson NH Students, SOS– Save Our Hudson Schools, and SAU81 BUDGET have sprung up in recent months and given…
Jan. 31– Jack Henry and Associates, the Missouri- based provider of services to community banks and credit unions, reached a written agreement with banking regulators over deficiencies in its disaster recovery plans. Kevin Williams, chief financial officer of the Monett, Mo.- based company, said the agreement stems from Superstorm Sandy, which hit the Northeast in…
Jan. 31– BOISE– State lawmakers grilled representatives of the company overseeing the state’s low-income mental health program Thursday, after being told of a slew of problems providers have battled for months had been resolved. Last week, mental health and substance abuse social workers begged lawmakers to address the issues they’ve faced since last fall,…
Global forest industry leaders will gather in Vitória, Brazil, April 1-2, 2014, for the Business of Forestry Conference, highlighting economic growth, environmental sustainability and getting the best value from our forests. The invitation to attend the conference was issued jointly today by the three major sponsors, INFLOR Consultoria e Sistemas of…
Today marks the Chinese New Year. Yolanda Tam said the Chinese New Year is all about a “clean sweep.” Tam, whose parents were born in China, said she grew up thinking every family celebrated New Year’s on Jan. 1, and then celebrated it again in late January or early February.
Jan. 31– Instead of drumming up more business with big-name doctors, stand-alone emergency departments and high-tech equipment, Maryland hospitals this year will do the unthinkable: strive to admit fewer patients. The federal government earlier this month approved a first-of-its-kind regulatory scheme in Maryland that aims to reduce spending on hospital…
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2014/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/– The Seuss-tastic secret behind the National Education Association’s Read Across America program, which is celebrated by 45 million people annually, is that it makes reading fun for kids. A recent study found that students who don’t read at grade level by fourth grade are four times more likely to drop out of high…
For patients struggling to find convenient medical care in London, new company The Smart Clinics could offer an alternative. Founded in 2013 by Dr David Smart MB ChB, The Smart Clinics offers a membership based private GP service with access to a friendly team of experienced doctors. “We have exciting plans to introduce new services to make The Smart Clinics a‘…
Chicago based investment bank, DICARO& ASSOCIATES, LLC, announces the ability to offer no-cost note appraisals of mortgage notes, trust deed notes, billboard ground leases, and most other types of paper assets. Nicholas di Caro is the Senior Investment Partner for DICARO& ASSOCIATES, LLC. Operating in all 50 states from their Chicago, Illinois location, they invest…
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“Since our inception, our goal has been to provide clients with the best insurance products and counseling available,” said Ken Farrar, President of the Insurance Back Office, Inc. Lawrence, Kan. location.“ By joining Schifman Remley Associates and AssuredPartners, we can now offer our clients a deeper portfolio of insurance products and services.”.
Jan. 31– Delaware Valley School District students will soon be required to provide a cup of drug-free urine for the privilege of driving to school or being involved in extracurricular activities. Random, suspicionless drug testing has been the district’s policy since 1996, but it was banned from practicing it since Pike County Judge Joseph Kameen issued a…
Benson Kearley IFG, the Newmarket- based insurance firm, is encouraging grade 12 students starting their first year of post-secondary education, to apply for the Students Making an Impact Award. “We want to help students advance their entrepreneurial or philanthropic endeavours and to provide resources such as funds for university or college, mentors, or an…
Supervisory committees choose audit firms, but have authority to do much more. They can hear directly from disgruntled members and deal directly with the National Credit Union Administration, bypassing management and the board. While management, board and supervisory committee generally work together cooperatively, their separate fiduciary duties and…
Its not every day that a credit union CEO embezzles millions of dollars, caches weapons and ammunition, and goes on the lamalthough, as we’ve seen in the dramatic collapse of Cleveland’s Taupa Lithuanian Credit Union, it does happen. That’s why National Credit Union Administration examiners have been paying special attention to credit unions’ fraud policies.
