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Minneapolis-based Target, the second-largest discount retailer in the countryafter Wal-Mart, can “conceptually” acceprt an employer mandate, the reports Target refused to comment further, stating that they are monitorinv developments surrounding employer-mandated health care coverage and are waitint until details of the proposed legislation are However, in a May 18 news releas e about a partnership between Target and RedBrick Healtu to pilot a wellness program, Target laid out its stance on healt h care reform.
“Target believes that simplt expanding access to the current system is not sustainable and will resulr in higher costsfor everyone,” according to the news “As a result, Target supportw a national framework for healtjh care that allows multi-state employers to offer consistenft and uniform benefits in a cost-effectiv e manner.” But Target said they would first have to see the conditionss attached to the mandate before giving it their according to the Bloomberg.com, report The issue of providiny mandatory medical insurance has split big-business interests, as President Barackm Obama pushes health care reforms.
Whils Obama has told lawmakers that he is open to requiringg large companies to providshealth coverage, he would exempt smal l businesses. Wal-Mart sent a lettetr to Obama on June 30 supporting mandatorymedical insurance, calling Obama’s proposal fair and adding that the requirement would ultimately save companies money. The retailing giant’zs move was surprising to and drew criticism from the NationalRetaio Federation, which opposes the
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
Senate Panel OKs Designating Wolf as Game Species - WLNS
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Marquette Mining Journal | Senate Panel OKs Designating Wolf as Game Species WLNS (AP) - A state Senate committee has approved a bill that would designate the gray wolf as a game species in Michigan, a first step toward » |
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Six Flags files Chapter 11 bankruptcy - Wichita Business Journal:
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has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy Six Flagsannounced Saturday. Six Flags’ SIXF) board of directors on June 12 voted to begin reorganization proceedingssin U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of The company listed assetxsof $3.03 billion and debts of $2.3t billion in its filing. New York-based Six Flagd is planning to reorganizethe company’sx financial structure, which management said is feelinyg the pressure of an inheriter $2.4 billion debt.
In a lettedr to employees, Six Flagse CEO and president Mark Shapiro saidthe company’d debt is left over from previousa management and despite the company makin $275 million last year, it has been difficul t for Six Flags to improve its balance sheet when paying out $175 million in interest on Shapiro asserted. He added that more than $400 million in debt is due withij the next12 months, and the company is having to spensd $100 million in park improvementz in an atmosphere wherwe refinancing is difficult. Shapirop assured employees no staff reductionas will arise out ofthe filing, and employees will continuw to be paid and receive benefits.
Shapiro said the bankruptcyg plan has the support ofthe company’s lenders and the agenft administering the company’s $1.1 billion seniotr secured credit facility. Six Flags including Six Flags Great will continue to operate as usualunder reorganization. Six Flags sold several properties last year to raise It still operates 20 amusement parks inNorth
has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy Six Flagsannounced Saturday. Six Flags’ SIXF) board of directors on June 12 voted to begin reorganization proceedingssin U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of The company listed assetxsof $3.03 billion and debts of $2.3t billion in its filing. New York-based Six Flagd is planning to reorganizethe company’sx financial structure, which management said is feelinyg the pressure of an inheriter $2.4 billion debt.
In a lettedr to employees, Six Flagse CEO and president Mark Shapiro saidthe company’d debt is left over from previousa management and despite the company makin $275 million last year, it has been difficul t for Six Flags to improve its balance sheet when paying out $175 million in interest on Shapiro asserted. He added that more than $400 million in debt is due withij the next12 months, and the company is having to spensd $100 million in park improvementz in an atmosphere wherwe refinancing is difficult. Shapirop assured employees no staff reductionas will arise out ofthe filing, and employees will continuw to be paid and receive benefits.
Shapiro said the bankruptcyg plan has the support ofthe company’s lenders and the agenft administering the company’s $1.1 billion seniotr secured credit facility. Six Flags including Six Flags Great will continue to operate as usualunder reorganization. Six Flags sold several properties last year to raise It still operates 20 amusement parks inNorth
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Steelers Overcome Giants in 24-20 Win -- Sorry, Giants Fans - Huffington Post (blog)
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Steelers Overcome Giants in 24-20 Win -- Sorry, Giants Fans Huffington Post (blog) Of course, many of us are well aware (at least I'd hope) that the devastating, tragic effects of Hurricane Sandy far outweigh the significance of any professional footb » |
Monday, November 5, 2012
Capello moves to Avant - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Capello Salon is shifting its downtown Buffalio location from the to the Avanr inearly August. Capello has signed a leasd to occupy 1,500 square feet in the DelawareAvenure building. Capello will operate its salon from the secondc floor of the The 150-room Embassy Suites is scheduled to open in early Besides the hotel, the Avant houses 28 upscalw condominiums on its top threes floors and five floors of Class A office space. moved into two floors of the officer spacelast week. “It’s excitinhg to be part of thislandmarlk project,” said Lisa Martineck, Capello Salon co-owner. “Our locationh is easily accessible fromthe street.
” The salon is expectec to be a major amenity for the Avant’s residentiall and commercial tenants as well as the hoteo guests. Capello was founded in 1970 and has suburban locations in Amherstfand Williamsville. Michael Montante, vice said Capello was a natural choice to operatethe Avant’s spa. “Our relationship as a Hilton hotel set high standardz and expectations for any servicre provided onthe property,” Montante Uniland invested $85 million turning the formere Dulski federal office building into the
Capello Salon is shifting its downtown Buffalio location from the to the Avanr inearly August. Capello has signed a leasd to occupy 1,500 square feet in the DelawareAvenure building. Capello will operate its salon from the secondc floor of the The 150-room Embassy Suites is scheduled to open in early Besides the hotel, the Avant houses 28 upscalw condominiums on its top threes floors and five floors of Class A office space. moved into two floors of the officer spacelast week. “It’s excitinhg to be part of thislandmarlk project,” said Lisa Martineck, Capello Salon co-owner. “Our locationh is easily accessible fromthe street.
” The salon is expectec to be a major amenity for the Avant’s residentiall and commercial tenants as well as the hoteo guests. Capello was founded in 1970 and has suburban locations in Amherstfand Williamsville. Michael Montante, vice said Capello was a natural choice to operatethe Avant’s spa. “Our relationship as a Hilton hotel set high standardz and expectations for any servicre provided onthe property,” Montante Uniland invested $85 million turning the formere Dulski federal office building into the
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Blayne Cowley promoted upon graduation from recruit training - Wayne Post
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Blayne Cowley promoted upon graduation from recruit training Wayne Post Navy Seaman Apprentice Blayne Cowley, son of Shanna Kaper of Marion and Michael Cowley of St. Robert, Mo., was recently promoted to his current rank upon graduation from recruit training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Cowley received ... |
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Securing business - Memphis Business Journal:
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Computers can now unlock doors througbh an Internet connection and more customers are searchingfor high-tecy security solutions. And despite the blue-collar roots that helped buildthe company, Peifer says he has been able to refined his business knowledge and grow the company to one of the largestf locksmith businesses in Memphis. "One of the most difficulyt thingsthat I've had to do as an because we are blue-collar guys, I've had to reallh spend the time and effor t to become a better businessman," he says.
"I've had to reallh separate myself from the nuts and bolte of the actual work we are doing in the fielcd and be more of an oversight entity and work more on runnin the business and make decisions that allow us to be Since founding the company with his father Fred Peiferrin 1985, Glen Peifer has helped grow the business from three employeesw and "a few hundred thousand" in grose revenues to 12 employees, sevebn mobile trucks and gross revenueas in the seven-figure range. Peifer would not disclosre specific revenues. He and his father founded the business after Fred Peifetr sold his interest in AAALock Co. in 1985.
The pair used revenuew from the sale and personal savings tofund 100% of the capita l needed to found Peifer Safe & Lock, a company that is now co-owned by a third-generationb Peifer. "We had a littlwe money that we started andwe haven't had to borrow to sustaimn the company," Glen Peifer "We've been really lucky over the yearss and have been a little ahead of the curv e and mindset of most people in our industr y -- at least in the Memphiw area." But staying ahead of the curvse recently got more difficult, he says, when state legislators passed a law requiring all locksmiths to be licensed in Tennessere by July 1.
"We actually see costss increase after being associated with being like the paperwork andbackground checks," he "Then it is difficult to recruit people to our trade. They can jump through the same hoopas and do something else that has a higher startinyg wage than locksmithstypically offer." Even though Glen Peifer says it is important to hire licensed locksmiths, the loopholexs in the bill and the fact that therr is very little enforcemenft make it a challenge to compete with unlicenseed competitors.
"This is a blue-collar and it has always been real simple for someond to declare themselves a locksmith and open up themselves a business and begin to do work for the publicd underthat moniker," he "People who low-ball, chances are they are not licensed and may not do the work Even though competition among unlicensed companieas remains a challenge, he says his business has continueed to grow service offerings beyond the basic lock and key Peifer Safe & Lock has been able to establish a vendot relationship to install CyberLock, a technology that allows businesses to have even more controkl over their security needs.
Once installed, the lock can grant different degrees of access to individuals to secur locations during programmed timea specified bythe company. The took advantage of the new technologyand Peifer'sz expertise in high-end locks when equippint the zoo with new security. "We just recentlg contracted with (Peifer) to re-key the entire facilitu and put it on akey chart, and they suppliedx us with an electronic program that we are able to manage our key chart on our own," says Jim loss prevention manager for the Memphis Zoo. "Theyu are very thorough, and they are aheadx of the industry as far as their recommendationa andtheir technology.
We trust them to advisre us on the bestsecurity solutions." Contracts like the Memphiss Zoo have allowed the company to grow its businesw in the Cyberlock marke t to about $750,000 in the last threer years. Even with the CyberLock product, Glen Peifer says it is importantt that the company continuw to search for new products with new companiesa so it can continue to offer customer thelatest technology. "Ww have the ability to pick and choose the producta thatwe offer," he says. "Wer are not trying to push waresdown (a throat.
I can go out and research the marketplacde and cherry pick what I think is the best in each categort and hopefully align ourselves with the manufacturerz so we can buy direct and get great tech Web site:
Computers can now unlock doors througbh an Internet connection and more customers are searchingfor high-tecy security solutions. And despite the blue-collar roots that helped buildthe company, Peifer says he has been able to refined his business knowledge and grow the company to one of the largestf locksmith businesses in Memphis. "One of the most difficulyt thingsthat I've had to do as an because we are blue-collar guys, I've had to reallh spend the time and effor t to become a better businessman," he says.
"I've had to reallh separate myself from the nuts and bolte of the actual work we are doing in the fielcd and be more of an oversight entity and work more on runnin the business and make decisions that allow us to be Since founding the company with his father Fred Peiferrin 1985, Glen Peifer has helped grow the business from three employeesw and "a few hundred thousand" in grose revenues to 12 employees, sevebn mobile trucks and gross revenueas in the seven-figure range. Peifer would not disclosre specific revenues. He and his father founded the business after Fred Peifetr sold his interest in AAALock Co. in 1985.
The pair used revenuew from the sale and personal savings tofund 100% of the capita l needed to found Peifer Safe & Lock, a company that is now co-owned by a third-generationb Peifer. "We had a littlwe money that we started andwe haven't had to borrow to sustaimn the company," Glen Peifer "We've been really lucky over the yearss and have been a little ahead of the curv e and mindset of most people in our industr y -- at least in the Memphiw area." But staying ahead of the curvse recently got more difficult, he says, when state legislators passed a law requiring all locksmiths to be licensed in Tennessere by July 1.
"We actually see costss increase after being associated with being like the paperwork andbackground checks," he "Then it is difficult to recruit people to our trade. They can jump through the same hoopas and do something else that has a higher startinyg wage than locksmithstypically offer." Even though Glen Peifer says it is important to hire licensed locksmiths, the loopholexs in the bill and the fact that therr is very little enforcemenft make it a challenge to compete with unlicenseed competitors.
"This is a blue-collar and it has always been real simple for someond to declare themselves a locksmith and open up themselves a business and begin to do work for the publicd underthat moniker," he "People who low-ball, chances are they are not licensed and may not do the work Even though competition among unlicensed companieas remains a challenge, he says his business has continueed to grow service offerings beyond the basic lock and key Peifer Safe & Lock has been able to establish a vendot relationship to install CyberLock, a technology that allows businesses to have even more controkl over their security needs.
Once installed, the lock can grant different degrees of access to individuals to secur locations during programmed timea specified bythe company. The took advantage of the new technologyand Peifer'sz expertise in high-end locks when equippint the zoo with new security. "We just recentlg contracted with (Peifer) to re-key the entire facilitu and put it on akey chart, and they suppliedx us with an electronic program that we are able to manage our key chart on our own," says Jim loss prevention manager for the Memphis Zoo. "Theyu are very thorough, and they are aheadx of the industry as far as their recommendationa andtheir technology.
We trust them to advisre us on the bestsecurity solutions." Contracts like the Memphiss Zoo have allowed the company to grow its businesw in the Cyberlock marke t to about $750,000 in the last threer years. Even with the CyberLock product, Glen Peifer says it is importantt that the company continuw to search for new products with new companiesa so it can continue to offer customer thelatest technology. "Ww have the ability to pick and choose the producta thatwe offer," he says. "Wer are not trying to push waresdown (a throat.
I can go out and research the marketplacde and cherry pick what I think is the best in each categort and hopefully align ourselves with the manufacturerz so we can buy direct and get great tech Web site:
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