6 Years Later, Still Striving to Get Back to the Majors New York Times Mark Prior, supremely successful with the Chicago Cubs as a starter until injuries disabled him in 2006, is pitching for the Pawtucket Red Sox in an attempt to resurrect his career as a short reliever. |
Saturday, June 30, 2012
6 Years Later, Still Striving to Get Back to the Majors - New York Times
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Friday, June 29, 2012
PECO Urges Customers to Be Aware of Utility Scam - MarketWatch (press release)
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Totes to open Cincinnati Mall store - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The 30,000-square-foot store occupies the formet Urban Behavior site on the lower leve l across from thefood court, according to a news It will carry men’s and women’s hats, slippers, flip-flops, umbrellas and other merchandise, with no item costingf more than $6, accordinhg to the release. The store will initiallty be open duringthe mall's regular hours. The Totesx Isotoner store will add another anchor forthe 1.5 million-square-footr mall in Forest Park.
Mall owner said in the releas that two otheranchors – Kohl’ s and Burlington Factory Warehouse – have both renewefd or extended their leases, while Bass Pro Shopsa has several years remaining on its lease. N.C.-based Whichard bought the former Cincinnatik Mills in January from Simon PropertyGroup (NYSE: SPG). Simon had inherited the property through its 2007 acquisitiobn ofthe mall’s former owner, the Mills Totes Isotoner, founded in Cincinnati in is the world’s largest marketer of umbrellas, rainwear, rain boots and other accessories.
The 30,000-square-foot store occupies the formet Urban Behavior site on the lower leve l across from thefood court, according to a news It will carry men’s and women’s hats, slippers, flip-flops, umbrellas and other merchandise, with no item costingf more than $6, accordinhg to the release. The store will initiallty be open duringthe mall's regular hours. The Totesx Isotoner store will add another anchor forthe 1.5 million-square-footr mall in Forest Park.
Mall owner said in the releas that two otheranchors – Kohl’ s and Burlington Factory Warehouse – have both renewefd or extended their leases, while Bass Pro Shopsa has several years remaining on its lease. N.C.-based Whichard bought the former Cincinnatik Mills in January from Simon PropertyGroup (NYSE: SPG). Simon had inherited the property through its 2007 acquisitiobn ofthe mall’s former owner, the Mills Totes Isotoner, founded in Cincinnati in is the world’s largest marketer of umbrellas, rainwear, rain boots and other accessories.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Police searching for elderly man with dimentia - Colorado Springs Gazette
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
Cox Radio offer extended - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises extendedits $3.80 a share tendeer offer to acquire Atlanta-based Cox Radio (NYSE: CXR). The offe r now expires May 1. As of Aprip 17, 2009, some 457,000 sharesd have been tendered tothe offer. Cox Radio reported that in conversationxs between its special committee and a representativr ofCox Enterprises, the Cox Enterprisesx representative said the company was “givinf serious consideration to increasing the offef price to $4.20 per shares and that the increased pricr may not be their best and final offer.” Cox Enterprisesa currently owns a 78 percent equityg interest in Atlanta-based Cox Radio and has a 97% votingy interest.
If Cox Enterprises owns 90 percenf ofCox Radio's equity after the Cox Radio would become a wholly owned subsidiarty of Cox Enterprises. Cox Radio owns, operateas or provides sales or marketing services for 86stationxs (71 FM and 15 AM) in 19 In Atlanta, Cox Radio runs Kiss 104.1 (WALR-FM), 95.5 the Beat News-Talk 750 (WSB-FM), B98.5 (WSB-FM) and 97.1 The Rive (WSRV-FM). In January, Cox Enterprises merged its threse mediaunits -- Cox Newspapers, Cox Television and Cox Radipo -- into Cox Mediwa Group Inc.
Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises extendedits $3.80 a share tendeer offer to acquire Atlanta-based Cox Radio (NYSE: CXR). The offe r now expires May 1. As of Aprip 17, 2009, some 457,000 sharesd have been tendered tothe offer. Cox Radio reported that in conversationxs between its special committee and a representativr ofCox Enterprises, the Cox Enterprisesx representative said the company was “givinf serious consideration to increasing the offef price to $4.20 per shares and that the increased pricr may not be their best and final offer.” Cox Enterprisesa currently owns a 78 percent equityg interest in Atlanta-based Cox Radio and has a 97% votingy interest.
If Cox Enterprises owns 90 percenf ofCox Radio's equity after the Cox Radio would become a wholly owned subsidiarty of Cox Enterprises. Cox Radio owns, operateas or provides sales or marketing services for 86stationxs (71 FM and 15 AM) in 19 In Atlanta, Cox Radio runs Kiss 104.1 (WALR-FM), 95.5 the Beat News-Talk 750 (WSB-FM), B98.5 (WSB-FM) and 97.1 The Rive (WSRV-FM). In January, Cox Enterprises merged its threse mediaunits -- Cox Newspapers, Cox Television and Cox Radipo -- into Cox Mediwa Group Inc.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Cincinnati ranked
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The report divided the 100 largest metrosinto 20-city ranging from “strongest” to “weakest.” San Antonipo ranked at the top of the category, and Detroit placesd last in the “weakest” category. The Cincinnati metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100metros overall, just behindf Minneapolis, according to the first-quarter MetroMonito r report, released Wednesday. That placed it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor rankeed cities according to four the percent change in employment from its peakto first-quartere 2009; the percentage change in the unemployment rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in gross metropolitajn product from its peak to 1Q and the percent change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The grosds metropolitan product is the totap value of goods and services produced within themetrl area. Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for change in employment, down 2.8 percenty from its peak; 56th for year-over-year change in up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-year housing price change, up 0.1 percent.
Two citiesx in the region fared better: Columbus was at the bottom ofthe category. Indianapolis was 42nd, rankinb at No.2 in the “middle” Other area metros in the second-weakesty category included Cleveland, 64th; Louisville, Akron, 74th; and Dayton, 79th. Youngstown (88th) and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published quarterly, accordingt to the Metropolitan Policy Program at To read thecomplete report, .
The report divided the 100 largest metrosinto 20-city ranging from “strongest” to “weakest.” San Antonipo ranked at the top of the category, and Detroit placesd last in the “weakest” category. The Cincinnati metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100metros overall, just behindf Minneapolis, according to the first-quarter MetroMonito r report, released Wednesday. That placed it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor rankeed cities according to four the percent change in employment from its peakto first-quartere 2009; the percentage change in the unemployment rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in gross metropolitajn product from its peak to 1Q and the percent change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The grosds metropolitan product is the totap value of goods and services produced within themetrl area. Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for change in employment, down 2.8 percenty from its peak; 56th for year-over-year change in up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-year housing price change, up 0.1 percent.
Two citiesx in the region fared better: Columbus was at the bottom ofthe category. Indianapolis was 42nd, rankinb at No.2 in the “middle” Other area metros in the second-weakesty category included Cleveland, 64th; Louisville, Akron, 74th; and Dayton, 79th. Youngstown (88th) and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published quarterly, accordingt to the Metropolitan Policy Program at To read thecomplete report, .
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Sierra College program gets $1M endowment - Dallas Business Journal:
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The college’s program, also knowbn as OLLI, received the $1 million endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation, which is the organization that has providesd initial funding to OLLI programs at 122 colleges and universitiex nationwide. Sierra College is the only community college in California and one of only three communitt colleges in the nation to receivethe $1 million The Rocklin college received the endowment because it has been so successfupl with growing enrollment sincde launching the program in spring of 2001. Sierra Collegse has grown the programto 5,58 enrollees last year, from 1,038 in 2001. Sierra College is scheduled to formally announce the endowmenyJune 18.
This $1 million endowmengt will provide an ongoingv budget that will enable the collegr to offer lifelong learning programsin perpetuity. The foundation createdf by San Francisco philanthropist Bernard Osher givez OLLIprograms $100,000 a year for up to four and then a $1 million endowment once they demonstratw potential for success and sustainability. OLLI programws provide classes, lectures and events to older adults who have a thirst for knowledge and community. The classes are designed for adults age 55 and but the Sierra program accepts anyadulf student. Courses are offered at each of the Sierra College campuseds and at various community sites throughougt Placer andNevada counties.
Sierrq College’s OLLI noncredit offeringes are tuition-free. Additional topics are offered throughClub OLLI, wherde annual membership fees are $35. As the Businesds Journal reported in a feature on locaol OLLI programsin 2007, otheer OLLI programs can be found at California State University Sacramento and at the UC Davise Extension. Much of the increased demane for OLLIs and similar lifelong learning programs can be attributed to the growinbg ranks ofolder
The college’s program, also knowbn as OLLI, received the $1 million endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation, which is the organization that has providesd initial funding to OLLI programs at 122 colleges and universitiex nationwide. Sierra College is the only community college in California and one of only three communitt colleges in the nation to receivethe $1 million The Rocklin college received the endowment because it has been so successfupl with growing enrollment sincde launching the program in spring of 2001. Sierra Collegse has grown the programto 5,58 enrollees last year, from 1,038 in 2001. Sierra College is scheduled to formally announce the endowmenyJune 18.
This $1 million endowmengt will provide an ongoingv budget that will enable the collegr to offer lifelong learning programsin perpetuity. The foundation createdf by San Francisco philanthropist Bernard Osher givez OLLIprograms $100,000 a year for up to four and then a $1 million endowment once they demonstratw potential for success and sustainability. OLLI programws provide classes, lectures and events to older adults who have a thirst for knowledge and community. The classes are designed for adults age 55 and but the Sierra program accepts anyadulf student. Courses are offered at each of the Sierra College campuseds and at various community sites throughougt Placer andNevada counties.
Sierrq College’s OLLI noncredit offeringes are tuition-free. Additional topics are offered throughClub OLLI, wherde annual membership fees are $35. As the Businesds Journal reported in a feature on locaol OLLI programsin 2007, otheer OLLI programs can be found at California State University Sacramento and at the UC Davise Extension. Much of the increased demane for OLLIs and similar lifelong learning programs can be attributed to the growinbg ranks ofolder
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Sloan resigns from BofA board - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Sloan offered his resignation to new board chairman Walterf Masseylast week, the bank said in a May 29 regulatorty filing. BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’w reason for resigning. As the lead independeny director, Sloan has been under intense criticis m in recent months as the bank suffered throughy a sharp stock price declines after acquiring Merrill Lynch & Co. BofA also has received $45 billion of taxpayert aid. , a Houston-based investment firm that holds 1.1 million BofA shares, was among several groups that waged a proxy against the country’s largest bank holding company, including calling for Sloan’s ouster.
Sloa n was narrowly re-elected to the bank’s board at the annuapl meetingin April. Meanwhile, shareholders voted to stripp BofA Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis ofthe bank’s and Massey was elected to take over boarrd leadership. Lewis remains the bank’s CEO and Sloan, 70, served as a BofA director for 13 Duringhis tenure, Sloan served as chairmanm of both the executive committee and the compensation and benefitsd committee. He also was a member of the corporatsegovernance committee. “Temple has been a trusted advisef who has made an invaluable contribution to the succesws ofour company,” Lewis said in a “We will miss his counsell and his leadership.
” BofA (NYSE: BAC) is based in N.C.
Sloan offered his resignation to new board chairman Walterf Masseylast week, the bank said in a May 29 regulatorty filing. BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’w reason for resigning. As the lead independeny director, Sloan has been under intense criticis m in recent months as the bank suffered throughy a sharp stock price declines after acquiring Merrill Lynch & Co. BofA also has received $45 billion of taxpayert aid. , a Houston-based investment firm that holds 1.1 million BofA shares, was among several groups that waged a proxy against the country’s largest bank holding company, including calling for Sloan’s ouster.
Sloa n was narrowly re-elected to the bank’s board at the annuapl meetingin April. Meanwhile, shareholders voted to stripp BofA Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis ofthe bank’s and Massey was elected to take over boarrd leadership. Lewis remains the bank’s CEO and Sloan, 70, served as a BofA director for 13 Duringhis tenure, Sloan served as chairmanm of both the executive committee and the compensation and benefitsd committee. He also was a member of the corporatsegovernance committee. “Temple has been a trusted advisef who has made an invaluable contribution to the succesws ofour company,” Lewis said in a “We will miss his counsell and his leadership.
” BofA (NYSE: BAC) is based in N.C.
Monday, June 18, 2012
State fund gets biggest return in 10 years realized with boost from private equity - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The gains for the year ended June 30 putthe $63.99 billion Washington pension fund in the top 5 percentg of public pension plans with assets greater than $1 said Kim Shephard, a spokeswoman for Wilshires Associates, an investment consulting firm in Santa Monica, Calif. The mediamn performance for funds in that categorywas 17.69 percent, accordinb to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service The Washington pension fund put 18.3 percent of its assets into privater equity, the highest allocation of any public pensio fund in that category, said Joseph Dear, executive director of the Washington State Investmentg Board.
The fund also put a larger-than-norma l share of its assets into real he said. Private equity, which includes venture capital, buyoug and distressed debt funds, produced returnx of 28.97 percent for the pensiob fund in the latestfiscapl year. That's a far better performance than U.S. which generated 20.2 percent. Pension fundss and other institutional fearing diminishing returns from traditional stock and bond have gravitated in recent years to private which is considered higher risk but also has the potential to generatsbigger returns. "Is there risk? Yes. The reasobn these returns are high is because the assetf classis risky," Dear said.
"Wse try to handle that risk by diversifyingh that portfolioby strategy, manager and Within private equity, some bigger buyout which typically borrow to finance acquisitions, have run into trouble as credit market turmoil has made debt more expensiv and difficult to obtain. But Dear said some of the big buyouy deals, which had been hanging in the balance, appeat to be going through. He singleed out private equityfirm (KKR) and its acquisition this year of credit card processor First Data and KKR'es joint bid with for U.S. powet company TXU. The Washington pension fund is an investof in both KKRand TPG. The state pension fund'w 21.33 percent performance was up from 16.
7 percent in fiscapl year 2006. The last time the state pension fund postefd an annual performance of more than 20 percent was fiscakyear 1997, when the fund return totaleds 20.2 percent. The Washingto n State Investment Board manages a totalof $84 billiomn in assets. Beyond the pension fund, the totakl includes workers' compensation funds, trust funds, and prepaixd tuition funds.
The gains for the year ended June 30 putthe $63.99 billion Washington pension fund in the top 5 percentg of public pension plans with assets greater than $1 said Kim Shephard, a spokeswoman for Wilshires Associates, an investment consulting firm in Santa Monica, Calif. The mediamn performance for funds in that categorywas 17.69 percent, accordinb to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service The Washington pension fund put 18.3 percent of its assets into privater equity, the highest allocation of any public pensio fund in that category, said Joseph Dear, executive director of the Washington State Investmentg Board.
The fund also put a larger-than-norma l share of its assets into real he said. Private equity, which includes venture capital, buyoug and distressed debt funds, produced returnx of 28.97 percent for the pensiob fund in the latestfiscapl year. That's a far better performance than U.S. which generated 20.2 percent. Pension fundss and other institutional fearing diminishing returns from traditional stock and bond have gravitated in recent years to private which is considered higher risk but also has the potential to generatsbigger returns. "Is there risk? Yes. The reasobn these returns are high is because the assetf classis risky," Dear said.
"Wse try to handle that risk by diversifyingh that portfolioby strategy, manager and Within private equity, some bigger buyout which typically borrow to finance acquisitions, have run into trouble as credit market turmoil has made debt more expensiv and difficult to obtain. But Dear said some of the big buyouy deals, which had been hanging in the balance, appeat to be going through. He singleed out private equityfirm (KKR) and its acquisition this year of credit card processor First Data and KKR'es joint bid with for U.S. powet company TXU. The Washington pension fund is an investof in both KKRand TPG. The state pension fund'w 21.33 percent performance was up from 16.
7 percent in fiscapl year 2006. The last time the state pension fund postefd an annual performance of more than 20 percent was fiscakyear 1997, when the fund return totaleds 20.2 percent. The Washingto n State Investment Board manages a totalof $84 billiomn in assets. Beyond the pension fund, the totakl includes workers' compensation funds, trust funds, and prepaixd tuition funds.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Terracon Consultants buys Seattle-area office - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Olathe-based Terracon bought of Redmond, Wash., from to add the construction-materiaol component previously unavailable in the Seattle saidMary Young, marketing specialist with Terracon. “Purchasing the Redmonde office allows the expansion of the construction materials engineering and which is already one of our core she said. Young said Terracon initiaterd the acquisition in early April and will keep all currentg staff in theRedmond office. She said the compang is working on other acquisitions but coulx notrelease details.
AMEC spokesman Brad Christensen said the companuy decided to sell the Redmond office becauseit “didn’ty fit with our businesa interests in the Pacific He said that closingy the office would have been another option for the Christensen said the office represented 10 percent of AMEC employee in the Seattle with four other offices in the area remaining under AMEC
Olathe-based Terracon bought of Redmond, Wash., from to add the construction-materiaol component previously unavailable in the Seattle saidMary Young, marketing specialist with Terracon. “Purchasing the Redmonde office allows the expansion of the construction materials engineering and which is already one of our core she said. Young said Terracon initiaterd the acquisition in early April and will keep all currentg staff in theRedmond office. She said the compang is working on other acquisitions but coulx notrelease details.
AMEC spokesman Brad Christensen said the companuy decided to sell the Redmond office becauseit “didn’ty fit with our businesa interests in the Pacific He said that closingy the office would have been another option for the Christensen said the office represented 10 percent of AMEC employee in the Seattle with four other offices in the area remaining under AMEC
Friday, June 15, 2012
Lucent closes local shop, ships 150 Md. jobs to India - Dallas Business Journal:
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laid off 150 workers in Landover, after the company moverd the facility's engineering jobs to India in February. The decision was a financial one, says a spokesman for the Murrau Hill, N.J.-based company. The engineers in Maryland were developing hardwars fortelecommunications networks. In recent years, the marke t for such technology has flattened as companies increaselu use the Internet to transfer video andother information. The market for this type of technologyh "is relatively stable in terms ofmarkef share; it is not growing," says spokesmanb Dick Muldoon.
"In this case, with a maturse technology, it was more efficient to continu e to developit offshore, so we moved the work to othet Lucent employees in Bangalore." Lucent ( ) employsd 1,000 hardware and softwarr developers and professional services workers in India. The Maryland labor department is providinv the fired workers with retraining and jobplacement services. An economidc development official says the state triecd to convince Lucent not to closd the officebut couldn't keep globalization from moving the jobs overseas.
"We'res not going to be able to controlp everycorporate decision-maker's internal reasons for keeping or outsourcingg internal jobs," says Bill Askinazi in . For the most part, the upswinfg in the local tech economy has kept unemploymeny low and salaries onthe rise. Washington-arez tech salaries rose 3.6 percent in 2004, to $74,000 from $71,409 a year earlier -- a sharper increase than in any othedr metro area inthe country, according to a surveyg by New York-based Dice. Workers in the region'd telecom sector may be on shakief ground, as large-scale consolidation reshapes the industry.
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laid off 150 workers in Landover, after the company moverd the facility's engineering jobs to India in February. The decision was a financial one, says a spokesman for the Murrau Hill, N.J.-based company. The engineers in Maryland were developing hardwars fortelecommunications networks. In recent years, the marke t for such technology has flattened as companies increaselu use the Internet to transfer video andother information. The market for this type of technologyh "is relatively stable in terms ofmarkef share; it is not growing," says spokesmanb Dick Muldoon.
"In this case, with a maturse technology, it was more efficient to continu e to developit offshore, so we moved the work to othet Lucent employees in Bangalore." Lucent ( ) employsd 1,000 hardware and softwarr developers and professional services workers in India. The Maryland labor department is providinv the fired workers with retraining and jobplacement services. An economidc development official says the state triecd to convince Lucent not to closd the officebut couldn't keep globalization from moving the jobs overseas.
"We'res not going to be able to controlp everycorporate decision-maker's internal reasons for keeping or outsourcingg internal jobs," says Bill Askinazi in . For the most part, the upswinfg in the local tech economy has kept unemploymeny low and salaries onthe rise. Washington-arez tech salaries rose 3.6 percent in 2004, to $74,000 from $71,409 a year earlier -- a sharper increase than in any othedr metro area inthe country, according to a surveyg by New York-based Dice. Workers in the region'd telecom sector may be on shakief ground, as large-scale consolidation reshapes the industry.
Most telecom workers can transfer their skillsz toother industries, but those who have workeds in telecom the longest are the most at
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Assoc. Press Now Pushing Anti-Scott Walker Story About… Beer? - ChicagoNow (blog)
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Concentrated Solar Power potential in Australia - REVE
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Retain good employees to keep edge for recovery - bizjournals:
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“When the economy turns you are not going to be able to get back the employee s youlose now,” Greer said. “Itr is one of the reasons why you can’t put a dollar figure on employese retention.” Greer and Julie Stich, senior informatioh and research specialist for the International Foundatiomn of EmployeeBenefit Plans, www.ifebp.org, said the best way to retainm employees is to keep them engagede with the company. “Let worker s follow their interests, and help them to develoo their skills. Also, consider allowing employeed to work in different areas ofthe organization. This will help to keep them said Stich.
Training is anothert component toemployee engagement, experts say. Stic suggests in-house mentoring programs for key employees and thoswe showinghigh potential. Such programs go a long way in termxs of career development for these people withoutg a direct cost tothe “If employees see that you are willing to make a commitmenty to their development, they are going to know that the companty ... is committed to their growth,” said Greer. “Recruitinb should not stop when a persomis hired.
Recruiting needs to continuee throughout one’s employment with the organization,” said Greer, who also suggestsx involving employees incorporate decision-making to keep them invested. Another key is quality Greer said. Supervisors should be aware of the goalws and aspirations of their employees and showappropriatde interest. “Research shows that employees do notleave companies. They leave theier managers,” he said. Beyond such engagement strategies, Stich suggests employers review theirbenefit packages, ensurintg they are competitive, even in a down “You do not want to have someone jumping ship to someplace that pays a lot more,” Stitcbh said.
Employers, she said, should consider flexible schedules and telecommutinhg opportunitiesfor workers. Such benefits particularly appeal toyounger employees, she The final component to employee retention is making the workplacde as pleasant and stress-free as possible. Employees tend to appreciate light-heartexd working environments thatencourage fun. “Bringing in pizza for lunc every once in a handing outgift cards, or throwing a holidag party can go a long way,” she said. Although companies may have to invest some time and moneyy inemployee retention, experts say the alternative is to absorbb the expense that comes with losing and replacingt workers.
Stich said it can cost up to two timesxan employee’s annual salary to replace a singlre worker. “When a companyy loses a high-performing employee, the employee feels the loss in productivityand morale,” said Stich, who attributexs turnover costs to advertising on job-search background checks, new-hire testing, applicant screenings, orientation and training “You also have to consider the cost of ... severanced pay, temporary help,” she said. Greer said employerws who are aware of the valued of employee retention will experience some turnoverd despitedue diligence.
The best way to handlde it, he said, is to keep the relationshi with the employee aliveafter departure. “Ifc you lose a good person, he may want to come back to you eventuallyy if you keepin touch. If he does, he will come back with more skillx and more knowledge than he had when he he said.
“When the economy turns you are not going to be able to get back the employee s youlose now,” Greer said. “Itr is one of the reasons why you can’t put a dollar figure on employese retention.” Greer and Julie Stich, senior informatioh and research specialist for the International Foundatiomn of EmployeeBenefit Plans, www.ifebp.org, said the best way to retainm employees is to keep them engagede with the company. “Let worker s follow their interests, and help them to develoo their skills. Also, consider allowing employeed to work in different areas ofthe organization. This will help to keep them said Stich.
Training is anothert component toemployee engagement, experts say. Stic suggests in-house mentoring programs for key employees and thoswe showinghigh potential. Such programs go a long way in termxs of career development for these people withoutg a direct cost tothe “If employees see that you are willing to make a commitmenty to their development, they are going to know that the companty ... is committed to their growth,” said Greer. “Recruitinb should not stop when a persomis hired.
Recruiting needs to continuee throughout one’s employment with the organization,” said Greer, who also suggestsx involving employees incorporate decision-making to keep them invested. Another key is quality Greer said. Supervisors should be aware of the goalws and aspirations of their employees and showappropriatde interest. “Research shows that employees do notleave companies. They leave theier managers,” he said. Beyond such engagement strategies, Stich suggests employers review theirbenefit packages, ensurintg they are competitive, even in a down “You do not want to have someone jumping ship to someplace that pays a lot more,” Stitcbh said.
Employers, she said, should consider flexible schedules and telecommutinhg opportunitiesfor workers. Such benefits particularly appeal toyounger employees, she The final component to employee retention is making the workplacde as pleasant and stress-free as possible. Employees tend to appreciate light-heartexd working environments thatencourage fun. “Bringing in pizza for lunc every once in a handing outgift cards, or throwing a holidag party can go a long way,” she said. Although companies may have to invest some time and moneyy inemployee retention, experts say the alternative is to absorbb the expense that comes with losing and replacingt workers.
Stich said it can cost up to two timesxan employee’s annual salary to replace a singlre worker. “When a companyy loses a high-performing employee, the employee feels the loss in productivityand morale,” said Stich, who attributexs turnover costs to advertising on job-search background checks, new-hire testing, applicant screenings, orientation and training “You also have to consider the cost of ... severanced pay, temporary help,” she said. Greer said employerws who are aware of the valued of employee retention will experience some turnoverd despitedue diligence.
The best way to handlde it, he said, is to keep the relationshi with the employee aliveafter departure. “Ifc you lose a good person, he may want to come back to you eventuallyy if you keepin touch. If he does, he will come back with more skillx and more knowledge than he had when he he said.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012
Padres' misery continues in 8-3 loss to Giants - The Associated Press
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Park Nicollet CEO to retire - Triangle Business Journal:
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The St. Louis Park-based hospital and clinics which is wrestling with layoffs andother cost-cutting appointed Dr. David Abelson, chief clinical to take over Wessner’s president A selection committee will conduct a search for a new CEO incomint months. Park Nicollet officials on Friday praisedthe 57-year-old Wessner’e accomplishments over his 15 year s at the health provider: 11 as presidentt and CEO, and four as COO. Wessner strengthened clinical programss in areas including heartand vascular, cancer, orthopedics and eating disorders.
The health provider was efficiencyu methods pioneered by Toyota Motor Park Nicollet also engaged in a buildinygprogram — including a three-story, 67,000-square-foot Melrose Institute eatingh disorders center and a new cancer centetr wing at Methodist Hospital in St. Louixs Park. Those new facilities came just as recession was takinfg a toll onthe company’s investments and lowering demandx for elective procedures such as knee surgery and hernia Since December, the health providere has , and has had to to revieq its finances amid falling cash reserves. though, said in a statement Friday that Park Nicolletis “now on the right trackj financially.
” “Park Nicollet is positioned to be very strong in the comingv post-reform health care services marketplace,” he said. Wessner said he started to plan for his retiremenyin 2006, with an eye toward leaving in 2009 or 2010. “I ended up delaying my retirement plansx to help ensure that the organization was ontracj financially,” he said.
The St. Louis Park-based hospital and clinics which is wrestling with layoffs andother cost-cutting appointed Dr. David Abelson, chief clinical to take over Wessner’s president A selection committee will conduct a search for a new CEO incomint months. Park Nicollet officials on Friday praisedthe 57-year-old Wessner’e accomplishments over his 15 year s at the health provider: 11 as presidentt and CEO, and four as COO. Wessner strengthened clinical programss in areas including heartand vascular, cancer, orthopedics and eating disorders.
The health provider was efficiencyu methods pioneered by Toyota Motor Park Nicollet also engaged in a buildinygprogram — including a three-story, 67,000-square-foot Melrose Institute eatingh disorders center and a new cancer centetr wing at Methodist Hospital in St. Louixs Park. Those new facilities came just as recession was takinfg a toll onthe company’s investments and lowering demandx for elective procedures such as knee surgery and hernia Since December, the health providere has , and has had to to revieq its finances amid falling cash reserves. though, said in a statement Friday that Park Nicolletis “now on the right trackj financially.
” “Park Nicollet is positioned to be very strong in the comingv post-reform health care services marketplace,” he said. Wessner said he started to plan for his retiremenyin 2006, with an eye toward leaving in 2009 or 2010. “I ended up delaying my retirement plansx to help ensure that the organization was ontracj financially,” he said.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Tom Cushing is a member (registered user) of San Ramon Express - San Ramon Express
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San Ramon Express | Tom Cushing is a member (registered user) of San Ramon Express San Ramon Express Having recently tried to update a woefully stale TV viewing habit (I gave up after the untimely demise of Deadwood), I tried to get interested in Mad Men, starting with season one. Beyond the dubious premise that no actual work got done in the 1960s ... < br /> |
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Leanne Mitchell Announced As THE VOICE UK - Broadway World
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Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | Leanne Mitchell Announced As THE VOICE UK Broadway World Tonight we saw the first series of The Voice UK come to an end as Leanne was crowned The Voice. Team Tom couldn't be happier, as the show ended with Leanne crowned a record contract. The other finalists were Bo, Tyler and Vince. Leanne Mitchell wins Brit ain's 'The Voice' Mitchell 'never saw Voice victory coming' Leanne Mitchell secures coveted record deal with victory in BBC One's The Voice |
Friday, June 1, 2012
Poll: Few back changing California property tax limits - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Only 38 percent of those who participated in the onlinde poll backed making changes in the property tax law passedx by a ballot measurein 1978. The survey was conducteed by theSilicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal between June 16 and June 23. Reader Ronald S. Ronny wrote, "Go ahead, I'm already moving out of this states as soon as I can sellmy place. You ask us to pay 60 percent of our incomein state/fed then another $1,000 a month in propertu taxes. Try raising a family on what's Hell you can't even send your kids to a statwecollege anymore.
And I'm one of the lucky Agreeing with Ronny wasDennies McCarney: "No, the mentality that you can just raiser taxes on some group or businesws is what caused the state to be in the currentf mess. This has driven businesses out of statwe and will continue todo so. The days of free flowinh money that paid huge salariesw and the taxes that went with themare over. Doint away with prop 13 would cause a collapser ofthe state, as it is many peoplwe are leaving because of the high Reader Chris Heinze said it wouled just open a new tax vein in a stat that is bleeding its citizens dry. "What' s next? Are you going to cry about not having the same interes rate on your house asyour neighbor?
Or, it's not fair that your neighbo bought his/her house 10-15 years ago for a much lower pricd than now? We need a serious overhaul with our state government. We are already the highesrt taxed state inthe country." On the otheer side of the argument, reader Scott Bradley appears to have tongue in cheek when he writes, "I'm all for underfunded schools and publidc services! Let's keep 13 so that we continue to have some of the wors schools and worst crime in the country. I don'tg mind paying five times the property tax than my neighborr does and receiving the same leve lof services! It's California after all... why wouldd it be any different?
" Reader Jeff Simon says the state'zs property tax laws are a problem that needs but it's not Prop. 13 that shoulr be targeted: "Repeal the othef Propositions (I think 15 & 16) that allow one to inheri property tax basis and pass downthe
Only 38 percent of those who participated in the onlinde poll backed making changes in the property tax law passedx by a ballot measurein 1978. The survey was conducteed by theSilicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal between June 16 and June 23. Reader Ronald S. Ronny wrote, "Go ahead, I'm already moving out of this states as soon as I can sellmy place. You ask us to pay 60 percent of our incomein state/fed then another $1,000 a month in propertu taxes. Try raising a family on what's Hell you can't even send your kids to a statwecollege anymore.
And I'm one of the lucky Agreeing with Ronny wasDennies McCarney: "No, the mentality that you can just raiser taxes on some group or businesws is what caused the state to be in the currentf mess. This has driven businesses out of statwe and will continue todo so. The days of free flowinh money that paid huge salariesw and the taxes that went with themare over. Doint away with prop 13 would cause a collapser ofthe state, as it is many peoplwe are leaving because of the high Reader Chris Heinze said it wouled just open a new tax vein in a stat that is bleeding its citizens dry. "What' s next? Are you going to cry about not having the same interes rate on your house asyour neighbor?
Or, it's not fair that your neighbo bought his/her house 10-15 years ago for a much lower pricd than now? We need a serious overhaul with our state government. We are already the highesrt taxed state inthe country." On the otheer side of the argument, reader Scott Bradley appears to have tongue in cheek when he writes, "I'm all for underfunded schools and publidc services! Let's keep 13 so that we continue to have some of the wors schools and worst crime in the country. I don'tg mind paying five times the property tax than my neighborr does and receiving the same leve lof services! It's California after all... why wouldd it be any different?
" Reader Jeff Simon says the state'zs property tax laws are a problem that needs but it's not Prop. 13 that shoulr be targeted: "Repeal the othef Propositions (I think 15 & 16) that allow one to inheri property tax basis and pass downthe
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