Sunday, October 31, 2010
Maximus wins $49M child support privatization contract - Washington Business Journal:
The Human Services North America Divisio nof Reston-based Maximus (NYSE: MMS) will provide a broad rangwe of child support enforcement services including location and establishmenyt of paternity, support orders, medical support orders, interstatwe case processing services, and custome service. The effort is the largest privatizatioh contract for child support enforcement services inthe "This latest contract award further validates our long-standinfg presence in our core health human serviceas market as the preferred provider of specialized child support said Maximus CEO Richard Montoni, in a To ensure that all children receivse support from both child support enforcement agencies partner with Maximuws to locate non-custodial parents, establish paternity and supporrt orders, and enforce support payments to
Friday, October 29, 2010
Mortgage approvals remained static in September - Mortgage Strategy
Telegraph.co.uk | Mortgage approvals remained static in September Mortgage Strategy The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase remained static at 47474 in September, compared to 47498 in August, the latest figures from the Bank of ... Housing dip feared as mortgage approvals st » |
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Bon-Ton
percent from August 2007 and total sales for August weredown 9.3 percengt from a year ago. Bon-To (NASDAQ: BONT) said Thursday that sales for the four weeks endec August 30were $207.1 million, comparex with $228.3 million for the prior Year-to-date total sales were $1.58 billion compare with $1.67 billion for the same periofd last year. “August results were negatively impacted by the continuedr weakness in customer traffic as well as a reduced level of clearanc merchandise inour assortment,” said Tony Bon-Ton’s Milwaukee-based vice chairman and president of merchandising.
“With continuedc macroeconomic pressures affecting those regions in whicuwe operate, we believe that our custome is buying closer to Buccina said Bon-Ton’s business did improve in the finap week of August, but the retailer’ss executives will get a better measurse of fall trends when they review September The best-performing categories for August were cosmetics and accessories. Bon-Ton’s weakest-performing categoriesz were furniture, ladies’ and men’s Buccina said Bon-Ton executiveds are pleased with the initial saled of its newlines -- Victor Alfaro, Evan-Picone and Relativity Career. Bon-Tonh Stores, which is based in Pa.
, operates 280 stores, includingf 12 furniture galleries, under the Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson Piriwe Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers nameplates and, underf the Parisian nameplate, three stores in the Detroit
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
How State Lists Of Health Conditions Can Help Insurance Seekers - NPR (blog)
Washington Post | How State Lists Of Health Conditions Can Help Insurance Seekers NPR (blog) The special health plans that were created under the overhaul law for people with preexisting medical conditions are up and running now. ... hk-preexisting-condition-insurance-slow |
Monday, October 25, 2010
Aid agencies work to contain Haiti cholera outbreak - CTV.ca
CBC.ca | Aid agencies work to contain Haiti cholera outbreak CTV.ca The outbreak has been largely contained in the Artibonite region north of Port-au-Prince, but at least five people who had the disease travelled from the ... Haiti cholera can be contained, aid workers hope In Haiti, efforts to contain cholera outbreak intesify Cholera In Haiti Appears Contained, Says Foreign Minister |
Saturday, October 23, 2010
SJ Mercury workers reach tentative contract deal, includes 9% in pay cuts - Dayton Business Journal:
An additional 2 percent cut in pay would take effectyin January. The Medisa Workers Guild represents 257 MercuryNews employees, including aboutr 130 in editorial jobs and 127 in advertising, finance and support positions. A ratification meeting to discussz and vote on the proposesd contract is scheduled for Monday If approved, it would last 18 months, expiringv Nov. 30, 2010. Other concessions include reducee vacation accruals and the relocation ofthe Merc’s copy desk to Walnur Creek, where MediaNews’ is based. It owns the Mercury News and 11 othetr daily papers inthe region, whichu include virtually all of the daily papers in the Bay Area except the and .
“Thixs contract settlement represents our best efforts atprotectingh workers, jobs and quality at the Mercury News,” the Guild’s San Francisco-based Local 39521 said in a “It is not something that we recommene lightly.” Mac Tully, the Mercury publisher and president, could not immediately be reacherd for comment about the tentativew agreement. The deal would also permit management to require up to five furlougy daysin 2010, move remaining circulation and finance jobs to the Bay Area News Group’x shared services center in San Ramon, consolidate advertising functionsa in the East Bay and San hire commission-only sales representatives to develop new and win some additionalo subcontracting rights, according to the Guild.
The contractr negotiations have taken place during grim times fordaily newspapers. Several major papers have folded inrecenf months, including the and the print version of the , and many major metropolitab papers, including the San Francisco , , and face daunting financial
Friday, October 22, 2010
N.Y. attorney general ends BofA probe - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
Cuomo said the banks have and will continue to provide liquidityto investors. In October, agrees to buy back as much as $4.7 billion in auction-ratew securities it sold to about 5,500 investors, small businesse and small charities before the market collapser inFebruary 2008. According to the , the settlement also requirexd BofAto “use its best to provide up to $5 billiojn in liquidity to businesses and institutional investors with accountsw valued at $15 million or and charities with accounts valued at $25 million or The agreement resolved allegations that securities dealers made misrepresentations abouft the safety and liquidity of auction-rate securities to customers during sales.
Auction-rate securities have interest rates that are reset at weeklhy or monthly auctions run byinvestment firms. The $330 billiobn market collapsed last year, when investorsa became alarmed at the prospects of the ability of corporatre borrowers covering debt service on the Many were left with securities they couldf not sell intothe Charlotte, N.C.-based BofA (NYSE: BAC) neitherr admitted nor denied wrongdoing. The SEC also has finalized a settlemen t with BofA overthe securities. The bank has $15.25 billionm in deposits with 158 offices inTampa Bay, and its 20 percenft market share ranks No. 1 in the region, accordin to the latest FDIC numbers.