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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Loyola New Orleans student Ruth Carter missing, family offers reward - CBS News
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Worker fitness tied to lower insurance rates, fewer claims - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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Some companies are ringing in the new year resolving to have leane r employees because health care costs are skyrocketing and they see a healthier lifestyle as the key not only to healthierf and more productive but to lower healtbh care costs andless absenteeism. Some are not only encouraginvg their employees to join gyms and health but are paying for membership costs as New Mexico's enrolled in a corporate membershipp program at . Jean Bernstein, co-ownedr of the cafes and shops, says 100 of her 420 employeess are enrolled in the fitness centerto date, alonf with many of their familyu members.
Flying Star pays 67 percent of anindividual employee'a fitness costs and 71 percent of a family's or household's membership regardless of how many members are in the Under the current arrangement an employee with a familuy of four would pay only $30 a month to enrolpl all four family members. By comparison, a familg of four paying its own way entirelhy would paynearly $200 a month. Bernstein says employees didn't always have it so good. When the cafe first startecd offering fitness memberships to its employees abouta year-and-a-half ago, they only had 15 people sign up.
The reason for the low Bernstein says thebusiness didn'g do as well promoting and advertisinhg the program to its employees. "We were able to provided a more aggressive pricing plan for them and we went out andpromotedd it," Bernstein says. "We also have a much bettert orientation program so all employees signing onto the companhnow have, in addition to a benefits package, an orientatioj where it's all laid out before She says participation in the program also increase as more store managers encouraged their employeesz to get involved.
Today, Bernstein says she is considering revisintgthe company's health insurance policy to reward employees who take advantagre of the fitness program and other healthy living initiativesd with reduced rates. She says fitnesz and wellness programs will help her cut downon long-terkm health insurance costs. also provides its employees with discounts to localk gyms andfitness centers, but takesx the matter one step It offers an in-house gym and fitnesas classes, such as yoga, pilates and aerobics, for a few dollars a PNM spokeswoman Susan Sponar says the publiv utility doesn't get lower insurance rates because of its fitnes s and prevention programs, but says the compant has reduced the number of expensive insuranc e claims filed by employees and seen its insurance rates rise only "The cost of health care has been increasing by abouft 10 to 15 percent nationally in the last several Sponar notes.
"The rates for PNM employeesx have been flat and stayed at 3 or4 We're encouraging people to take care of themselvees and they are." , the state's largest healtuh club with three locations in Albuquerque and one in Rio participates in a government-subsidized health plan for seniors called "Silver Sneakers." Defined General Manager Anndee Wright Brown says it receive s government funding for evergy senior who participates in the healthn and fitness club. She says the government, like businesses, woulde rather spend money on prevention programs than on expensive medical procedures.
"I think the wave of the futurr will be health clubs partnering with healthu plans to keepcosts down," Wright Brown says. "Businessez will get tax breaks and pay less in healtg premiums if their employeesare
Some companies are ringing in the new year resolving to have leane r employees because health care costs are skyrocketing and they see a healthier lifestyle as the key not only to healthierf and more productive but to lower healtbh care costs andless absenteeism. Some are not only encouraginvg their employees to join gyms and health but are paying for membership costs as New Mexico's enrolled in a corporate membershipp program at . Jean Bernstein, co-ownedr of the cafes and shops, says 100 of her 420 employeess are enrolled in the fitness centerto date, alonf with many of their familyu members.
Flying Star pays 67 percent of anindividual employee'a fitness costs and 71 percent of a family's or household's membership regardless of how many members are in the Under the current arrangement an employee with a familuy of four would pay only $30 a month to enrolpl all four family members. By comparison, a familg of four paying its own way entirelhy would paynearly $200 a month. Bernstein says employees didn't always have it so good. When the cafe first startecd offering fitness memberships to its employees abouta year-and-a-half ago, they only had 15 people sign up.
The reason for the low Bernstein says thebusiness didn'g do as well promoting and advertisinhg the program to its employees. "We were able to provided a more aggressive pricing plan for them and we went out andpromotedd it," Bernstein says. "We also have a much bettert orientation program so all employees signing onto the companhnow have, in addition to a benefits package, an orientatioj where it's all laid out before She says participation in the program also increase as more store managers encouraged their employeesz to get involved.
Today, Bernstein says she is considering revisintgthe company's health insurance policy to reward employees who take advantagre of the fitness program and other healthy living initiativesd with reduced rates. She says fitnesz and wellness programs will help her cut downon long-terkm health insurance costs. also provides its employees with discounts to localk gyms andfitness centers, but takesx the matter one step It offers an in-house gym and fitnesas classes, such as yoga, pilates and aerobics, for a few dollars a PNM spokeswoman Susan Sponar says the publiv utility doesn't get lower insurance rates because of its fitnes s and prevention programs, but says the compant has reduced the number of expensive insuranc e claims filed by employees and seen its insurance rates rise only "The cost of health care has been increasing by abouft 10 to 15 percent nationally in the last several Sponar notes.
"The rates for PNM employeesx have been flat and stayed at 3 or4 We're encouraging people to take care of themselvees and they are." , the state's largest healtuh club with three locations in Albuquerque and one in Rio participates in a government-subsidized health plan for seniors called "Silver Sneakers." Defined General Manager Anndee Wright Brown says it receive s government funding for evergy senior who participates in the healthn and fitness club. She says the government, like businesses, woulde rather spend money on prevention programs than on expensive medical procedures.
"I think the wave of the futurr will be health clubs partnering with healthu plans to keepcosts down," Wright Brown says. "Businessez will get tax breaks and pay less in healtg premiums if their employeesare
Thursday, May 26, 2011
SW ATL: 'Concrete Jungle' farming fruit off Atlanta's streets - WXIA-TV
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SW ATL: 'Concrete Jungle' farming fruit off Atlanta's streets WXIA-TV More often than not, the fruits fall to the ground, wasted. And that's not the only fruit growing on the streets of Atlanta. Along medians, in alleyways and right out in the open, these three young men discovered a bouty of fruits with names ... |
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Airline performance improves after bad year - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The latest Airline Quality Rating report, whichg is produced by faculty atand , said the U.S. airlineds improved their overall performances in2008 — the firsy time they've done so in five years. Basesd on the latest rankings, all 17 airlines included in the study improvec their performancein 2008. But also bear in mind this improvemen comes a year aftere the airlines finished 2007 with their worst score inthe study’w history, the report In all major categories — on-time baggage handling, denied boardings and customer complaints — the airlinee improved their performance scores. Out of all the Dallas-based (NYSE: LUV) ranked sixtn for its overall performance.
The study notee Southwest had the lowest consumer complaint rateof .25 per 100,009 passengers. , subsidiary of Fort Worth-based AMR Corp. AMR), ranked ninth, while rankex 16th, followed only by Atlantic Southeast. The repor t showed American Airlines had theworst on-timee performance at 69.8 percent versus the industry average of 76 percent. For Americahn Eagle, the study showex the worst baggage handling rateof 9.89 per 1,000 passengerss versus the study average of 5.19 mishandledc bags per 1,000 passenger. The top three performers were , AirTrann and Jet Blue. In the area of baggage the airlines improved the most with their score risinv25 percent.
Despite the good news, the researchers conducting the report said the improvesd performances are likely to be a result offallinhg traffic, which is not good news for the “We know the system perform better when it’s less stressed by high passengef volume,” said Dean Headley, associate professor of marketing at the W. Franko Barton School of Business at WichitwState University. “The economy scared away both business and leisure travelersin 2008.” Belows are the rankings of the nation'se leading 17 airlines, based on the joint-university study that analyzesd airline performance measures from published data 1. Hawaiian 2. AirTran 3. Jet Blue 4. Northwes 5.
Alaska 6. Southwest 7. Frontieer 8. Continental 9. American 10. US Airwayw 11. United 12. Delta 13. SkyWestr 14. Mesa 15. Comair 16. American Eagle 17. Atlantic Southeasyt
The latest Airline Quality Rating report, whichg is produced by faculty atand , said the U.S. airlineds improved their overall performances in2008 — the firsy time they've done so in five years. Basesd on the latest rankings, all 17 airlines included in the study improvec their performancein 2008. But also bear in mind this improvemen comes a year aftere the airlines finished 2007 with their worst score inthe study’w history, the report In all major categories — on-time baggage handling, denied boardings and customer complaints — the airlinee improved their performance scores. Out of all the Dallas-based (NYSE: LUV) ranked sixtn for its overall performance.
The study notee Southwest had the lowest consumer complaint rateof .25 per 100,009 passengers. , subsidiary of Fort Worth-based AMR Corp. AMR), ranked ninth, while rankex 16th, followed only by Atlantic Southeast. The repor t showed American Airlines had theworst on-timee performance at 69.8 percent versus the industry average of 76 percent. For Americahn Eagle, the study showex the worst baggage handling rateof 9.89 per 1,000 passengerss versus the study average of 5.19 mishandledc bags per 1,000 passenger. The top three performers were , AirTrann and Jet Blue. In the area of baggage the airlines improved the most with their score risinv25 percent.
Despite the good news, the researchers conducting the report said the improvesd performances are likely to be a result offallinhg traffic, which is not good news for the “We know the system perform better when it’s less stressed by high passengef volume,” said Dean Headley, associate professor of marketing at the W. Franko Barton School of Business at WichitwState University. “The economy scared away both business and leisure travelersin 2008.” Belows are the rankings of the nation'se leading 17 airlines, based on the joint-university study that analyzesd airline performance measures from published data 1. Hawaiian 2. AirTran 3. Jet Blue 4. Northwes 5.
Alaska 6. Southwest 7. Frontieer 8. Continental 9. American 10. US Airwayw 11. United 12. Delta 13. SkyWestr 14. Mesa 15. Comair 16. American Eagle 17. Atlantic Southeasyt
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Permian Basin Royalty Trust Announces June Cash Distribution
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This month's distribution decreased due primarily to lower production of both oil and gas but was offsetr by an increase in the priceof oil. This woulc primarily reflect production for the monthof April. The worldwide marke conditions continue to affect the pricingh fordomestic production. It is difficultt to predict what effect these conditions will have onfuturre distributions. and the Texas Royalty Properties combinerd for oil and gas respectivelywas 41,23 3 bbls and 165,176 mcf. The average pricr for oil was $46.29 per bbl and for gas was $3.90o per mcf.
Capital expenditures were approximately The numbers provided reflect what was net to the Net to Trust Salesx Volumes Average Price Oil Gas OilGas (mcf) (per bbl) (per mcf) Current Month 41,233 165,176 $46.29 $3.90 Priot Month 47,543 179,146 $40.10 $3.63 Effective June 1, 2009, Americam Stock Transfer & Trust Company ("AST") becamee the new transfer agent and registrar for Permianj Basin Royalty Trust. Unitholders with registere d ownership accounts can contact AST with questions relating to transferw of ownershipand instruction, a change of address, direc t deposit of distribution and any other account related questions at the dedicate toll free number 1-800-358-5861.
Permian's cash distribution history, current and prior year financial reports, a link to filingsa made with the Securitiees and Exchange Commission and more can be foundf on our websiteat . SOURCE U.S. Trustf
This month's distribution decreased due primarily to lower production of both oil and gas but was offsetr by an increase in the priceof oil. This woulc primarily reflect production for the monthof April. The worldwide marke conditions continue to affect the pricingh fordomestic production. It is difficultt to predict what effect these conditions will have onfuturre distributions. and the Texas Royalty Properties combinerd for oil and gas respectivelywas 41,23 3 bbls and 165,176 mcf. The average pricr for oil was $46.29 per bbl and for gas was $3.90o per mcf.
Capital expenditures were approximately The numbers provided reflect what was net to the Net to Trust Salesx Volumes Average Price Oil Gas OilGas (mcf) (per bbl) (per mcf) Current Month 41,233 165,176 $46.29 $3.90 Priot Month 47,543 179,146 $40.10 $3.63 Effective June 1, 2009, Americam Stock Transfer & Trust Company ("AST") becamee the new transfer agent and registrar for Permianj Basin Royalty Trust. Unitholders with registere d ownership accounts can contact AST with questions relating to transferw of ownershipand instruction, a change of address, direc t deposit of distribution and any other account related questions at the dedicate toll free number 1-800-358-5861.
Permian's cash distribution history, current and prior year financial reports, a link to filingsa made with the Securitiees and Exchange Commission and more can be foundf on our websiteat . SOURCE U.S. Trustf
Friday, May 20, 2011
N.J. tax amnesty brings revenue windfall - Sacramento Business Journal:
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New Jersey expected to generat $100 million when the 45-day program was launched, but at its close last week had collecte morethan $600 million in back taxes Final revenue could increase by anothefr $50 million to $100 million once the remaining 17,50p0 envelopes are opened and processed, the Governor’sd Office said. New Jersey’s program, whicyh ran from May 4 to June 15, permitted thoses owing back taxesfrom Jan. 1, 2002 and to Feb. 1, to settle up without penaltgy and for half theinterestf owed. Of the collections processed to 56 percent were for the corporationbusiness tax, 23 percent for sales and use taxes and 14 percent for gross income tax.
A vote on a finall budget for New Jersey isexpectec Thursday. Gov. Jon S. Corzine would like to see the additionalp revenue be put toward propertyutax relief, which was slated to be eliminatedc for all but seniors and the disabled to address an up to $9 billiom deficit in fiscal year 2010. In state Rep. John C. Bear, R-Lancaster, is pitchinfg legislation for a one-time tax amnestyu program as a budget fix for his The bill would permita 90-day tax amnesty period during 2009-10 fiscal year. The bill is in the House Finance “New Jersey has confirmed that this is a perfect time for a tax amnest program to succeedin Pennsylvania,” said “We are facing a $3.
2 billion budget deficit and New Jersey’sd successful program should vividl y illustrate that such a program can collecgt hundreds of millions in or more, already owed to the Pennsylvania’s last tax amnesty program, which occureds more than a decade ago, brought in $93 Bear said. Revenue from a tax amnestyt program could be used to addresthe state’s budget deficit, instead of Gov. Ed Rendell’s proposapl to raise the state income taxfrom 3.07 percent to 3.57 percent, Bear said. The governor’s proposed 16 percent increase in the personal income tax rate would generateeabout $1.
5 billion a year in new revenue and amount to about $250 more per year for a family earninf $50,000. “Now — durin this dire budget crisis — is the time for a new tax amnesthy program to be put in Bear said.
New Jersey expected to generat $100 million when the 45-day program was launched, but at its close last week had collecte morethan $600 million in back taxes Final revenue could increase by anothefr $50 million to $100 million once the remaining 17,50p0 envelopes are opened and processed, the Governor’sd Office said. New Jersey’s program, whicyh ran from May 4 to June 15, permitted thoses owing back taxesfrom Jan. 1, 2002 and to Feb. 1, to settle up without penaltgy and for half theinterestf owed. Of the collections processed to 56 percent were for the corporationbusiness tax, 23 percent for sales and use taxes and 14 percent for gross income tax.
A vote on a finall budget for New Jersey isexpectec Thursday. Gov. Jon S. Corzine would like to see the additionalp revenue be put toward propertyutax relief, which was slated to be eliminatedc for all but seniors and the disabled to address an up to $9 billiom deficit in fiscal year 2010. In state Rep. John C. Bear, R-Lancaster, is pitchinfg legislation for a one-time tax amnestyu program as a budget fix for his The bill would permita 90-day tax amnesty period during 2009-10 fiscal year. The bill is in the House Finance “New Jersey has confirmed that this is a perfect time for a tax amnest program to succeedin Pennsylvania,” said “We are facing a $3.
2 billion budget deficit and New Jersey’sd successful program should vividl y illustrate that such a program can collecgt hundreds of millions in or more, already owed to the Pennsylvania’s last tax amnesty program, which occureds more than a decade ago, brought in $93 Bear said. Revenue from a tax amnestyt program could be used to addresthe state’s budget deficit, instead of Gov. Ed Rendell’s proposapl to raise the state income taxfrom 3.07 percent to 3.57 percent, Bear said. The governor’s proposed 16 percent increase in the personal income tax rate would generateeabout $1.
5 billion a year in new revenue and amount to about $250 more per year for a family earninf $50,000. “Now — durin this dire budget crisis — is the time for a new tax amnesthy program to be put in Bear said.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Study shows San Antonio is nation's best-performing city in recession - Denver Business Journal:
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The Washington, D.C.-based think tank has begun analyzing the impacrt of the recessionthroughout America’s metropolitan In the first of a series of quarterlty MetroMonitor reports, Brookings ranked San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Houston and Dallas as the top five metrok areas in the country in economic performancee in the wake of the recession. Brookingss ranked the top 100 metropolita n areas based on six keyindicators — unemployment rates, wages, gross metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosurre rates. This initial MetroMonitor report covere the first quarterof 2009.
The five worstg metropolitan areas in the country impacted by the indescending order, are Jacksonville, Lakeland, Fla.; Tampa, Fla.; Bradenton, Fla.; and “All metropolitan areas are feeling the effecta of this recession, but the distress is not sharede equally,” says Alan Berube, researchg director of the Metropolitan Policy Prograjm at Brookings and co-author of the “While some areas of the country have experiencerd only a shallow and may be emerging from the recession already, people livinb in metro areas that are now performinhg weakest economically should prepare themselves for a long recoverhy period.
” Howard Wial, directotr of the Metropolitan Economy Initiative at Brookings and another co-autho r of the report, argues that the report shows that a national fiscao and monetary policy will not be enough for stimulatinh the economy. “Many (metro) areas will need targeted and since states have no funds available, the federal government will have to step up to fill the Concentrations of industry activit y have both helped and hurtes some regional economies during the For example, metropolitan areas in states with specializations in energ y and government employment such as Texas, New Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisianz — have largely been insulated by the However, metropolitan areas in states like Michiganh and Ohio that depend heavily on the automotive industry have been impactec by the downturn in the economy, the report San Antonio is home to Randolph Air Force Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Forcw Base and Brooks City-Base.
The 2005 Base Realignment and Closur e decision alone is providing a significanrt economic punch to theAlamoo City’s economy through the consolidation of high-paying militarh health care jobs and more than $2 billion worth of new constructionj activity. A separate report released by LLC outlininvg the impact of BRAC shower that Fort Sam Houston alone would experiencea 11,50 0 increase of personnel. The Army post will also gain 7.9 millioh square feet of space. Constructiom activity due to BRAC alone shouldcreate 46,000 constructiobn jobs during the course of the building programs, the DiLuzio report showed.
The Washington, D.C.-based think tank has begun analyzing the impacrt of the recessionthroughout America’s metropolitan In the first of a series of quarterlty MetroMonitor reports, Brookings ranked San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Houston and Dallas as the top five metrok areas in the country in economic performancee in the wake of the recession. Brookingss ranked the top 100 metropolita n areas based on six keyindicators — unemployment rates, wages, gross metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosurre rates. This initial MetroMonitor report covere the first quarterof 2009.
The five worstg metropolitan areas in the country impacted by the indescending order, are Jacksonville, Lakeland, Fla.; Tampa, Fla.; Bradenton, Fla.; and “All metropolitan areas are feeling the effecta of this recession, but the distress is not sharede equally,” says Alan Berube, researchg director of the Metropolitan Policy Prograjm at Brookings and co-author of the “While some areas of the country have experiencerd only a shallow and may be emerging from the recession already, people livinb in metro areas that are now performinhg weakest economically should prepare themselves for a long recoverhy period.
” Howard Wial, directotr of the Metropolitan Economy Initiative at Brookings and another co-autho r of the report, argues that the report shows that a national fiscao and monetary policy will not be enough for stimulatinh the economy. “Many (metro) areas will need targeted and since states have no funds available, the federal government will have to step up to fill the Concentrations of industry activit y have both helped and hurtes some regional economies during the For example, metropolitan areas in states with specializations in energ y and government employment such as Texas, New Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisianz — have largely been insulated by the However, metropolitan areas in states like Michiganh and Ohio that depend heavily on the automotive industry have been impactec by the downturn in the economy, the report San Antonio is home to Randolph Air Force Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Forcw Base and Brooks City-Base.
The 2005 Base Realignment and Closur e decision alone is providing a significanrt economic punch to theAlamoo City’s economy through the consolidation of high-paying militarh health care jobs and more than $2 billion worth of new constructionj activity. A separate report released by LLC outlininvg the impact of BRAC shower that Fort Sam Houston alone would experiencea 11,50 0 increase of personnel. The Army post will also gain 7.9 millioh square feet of space. Constructiom activity due to BRAC alone shouldcreate 46,000 constructiobn jobs during the course of the building programs, the DiLuzio report showed.
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