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“We’re seeing if they can fly in this and they should be able to matchb the level of skilpl andquality immediately,” Ledoux “Even if we’re desperatwe for workers, we’ll still take the time to get it Beyond implementing stricter hiring standards, Kerr and Ledou are creating a working environment that supports employees without micro-managing. The fourth step, Kerr was to begin soliciting feedbacokfrom SuperGeeks’ base of approximately 10,000 customers through online surveys and comment cards.
“We startedr asking customers on a regulae basis whatthey want, how they feel, how we can do thingw differently or better, which is somethint we hadn’t done he said, adding that he encourages participation through giveaways for such itemes as iPods and certificates for a professionak massage. “Sometimes the comments are manytimes it’s insightful, and almost always it’s worth gold,” Kerr said.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Obama Honors Political, Humanitarian Figures With Highest US Civilian Award - The Lincoln Tribune
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Fox News (blog) | Obama Honors Political, Humanitarian Figures With Highest US Civilian Award The Lincoln Tribune Former US President George HW Bush is one of 15 people who have received the nation's top civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Barack Obama bestowed the medals Tuesday at the White House. This year's Medal of Freedom recipients ... Obama fetes Bush, Musial, 13 others Obama bestows Medal of Freedom on elder Bush Obama Honors Medal of Freedom Recipients |
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Nurse Stole Drug More Potent than Morphine - FOX 9 News
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CBS News | Nurse Stole Drug More Potent than Morphine FOX 9 News “It's about 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, so you can see the attraction three,†said Kirk Hughes, with Hennepin County Medical Center Poison ... Nurse » |
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Small law firms stay close to clients, broaden expertise to keep profitable - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
http://picidea.net/?p=16
The partners at the small firm, whicn has 11 attorneys, quickly reevaluatecd their business plan andcost structure, aggressivelyg recruited new clients and reduced overhead by renegotiating their lega malpractice insurance premiums and outsourcing informatiob technology functions. “Our practice is a bit broaderr than other firms of asimila size, and while the real estate and businesas practice has slowed a fair bit our business litigation practice has always been said partner Jim “When the pie shrinks, people tend to fight over it more. This has helpedr us keep a better balance.
” For the firm wasn’t shy abouy shopping around for quotexs on legalmalpractice insurance, which can cost about $100,000 a year per It also saved more than $15,0000 by outsourcing I.T., getting a remote host server and upgrading its existinf phone system instead of buying new equipment. Law firma are businesses much like any and the recession is leading many attorneys to pullout time-tester strategies for keeping costs in line whilwe looking for new ways to make money. Smallerf law firms, which are hit especially hard if one clientr leaves or cutsback significantly, are trying to be innovativs and resourceful. One strategy is diversification.
Smalo to mid-sized firms, which usually employ fewer than25 attorneys, specializde in certain practice arease rather than trying to be a one-stop shop for legalo services. For example, a law firm best known for negotiating new real estatde deals now has to showclients it’s just as stronyg in selling assets, or even bankruptcu issues. And it’s essential to buildr a solid network with other firmsa and attorneys in town who can offer expertise and legak services in areas a small firm saidBarry A. Sullivan, managing partner for Bickerto n LeeDang & Sullivan.
“Eventually, you may want to grow into thosse competencies, but for a relatively small firm, trust that your clients willappreciate that,” he said. Most firms rely on referralx and word-of-mouth, which most partners say is more valuable thantraditionak advertising. “Our best marketing is the work we do for our saidDuane Fisher, managinf partner of , which specializes in corporate finance, commercial litigationh and real estate law and employs 23 “And so often, clients on the othet side of the table, who’ve even been represented by someond else, would give us a call and ask if we coulc work with them on an unrelatede case.
” To maintain relationships even when litigatiob isn’t pending, firm partners frequentlyu take clients on “lessons lunches to rehash recent cases and see what came out of Small firms also try to link up with nationalo firms and groups. Honolulu civil litigation firm , which has 11 attorneys, was picked to join the Internationa Society of PrimerusLaw Firms, which toutx itself as an exclusive international alliance of small, independent law The application process was partner Arthur Roeca said. Even in the firms such as , which specializes in commercial litigation, aren’t afraid to grow and expand.
It has 17 attorneys and two new associates will join the firmin “Being smaller forces you to be creativ e to find a solution, and one of the thingsz that sets us apart from our competitor s is we don’t look at ourselves as just lawyerw providing legal services,” said managing partner Harveh Lung. “We’re problem We hire every year and, no matter we’ve never not hired, because the business mode l depends on the firm continuingto
The partners at the small firm, whicn has 11 attorneys, quickly reevaluatecd their business plan andcost structure, aggressivelyg recruited new clients and reduced overhead by renegotiating their lega malpractice insurance premiums and outsourcing informatiob technology functions. “Our practice is a bit broaderr than other firms of asimila size, and while the real estate and businesas practice has slowed a fair bit our business litigation practice has always been said partner Jim “When the pie shrinks, people tend to fight over it more. This has helpedr us keep a better balance.
” For the firm wasn’t shy abouy shopping around for quotexs on legalmalpractice insurance, which can cost about $100,000 a year per It also saved more than $15,0000 by outsourcing I.T., getting a remote host server and upgrading its existinf phone system instead of buying new equipment. Law firma are businesses much like any and the recession is leading many attorneys to pullout time-tester strategies for keeping costs in line whilwe looking for new ways to make money. Smallerf law firms, which are hit especially hard if one clientr leaves or cutsback significantly, are trying to be innovativs and resourceful. One strategy is diversification.
Smalo to mid-sized firms, which usually employ fewer than25 attorneys, specializde in certain practice arease rather than trying to be a one-stop shop for legalo services. For example, a law firm best known for negotiating new real estatde deals now has to showclients it’s just as stronyg in selling assets, or even bankruptcu issues. And it’s essential to buildr a solid network with other firmsa and attorneys in town who can offer expertise and legak services in areas a small firm saidBarry A. Sullivan, managing partner for Bickerto n LeeDang & Sullivan.
“Eventually, you may want to grow into thosse competencies, but for a relatively small firm, trust that your clients willappreciate that,” he said. Most firms rely on referralx and word-of-mouth, which most partners say is more valuable thantraditionak advertising. “Our best marketing is the work we do for our saidDuane Fisher, managinf partner of , which specializes in corporate finance, commercial litigationh and real estate law and employs 23 “And so often, clients on the othet side of the table, who’ve even been represented by someond else, would give us a call and ask if we coulc work with them on an unrelatede case.
” To maintain relationships even when litigatiob isn’t pending, firm partners frequentlyu take clients on “lessons lunches to rehash recent cases and see what came out of Small firms also try to link up with nationalo firms and groups. Honolulu civil litigation firm , which has 11 attorneys, was picked to join the Internationa Society of PrimerusLaw Firms, which toutx itself as an exclusive international alliance of small, independent law The application process was partner Arthur Roeca said. Even in the firms such as , which specializes in commercial litigation, aren’t afraid to grow and expand.
It has 17 attorneys and two new associates will join the firmin “Being smaller forces you to be creativ e to find a solution, and one of the thingsz that sets us apart from our competitor s is we don’t look at ourselves as just lawyerw providing legal services,” said managing partner Harveh Lung. “We’re problem We hire every year and, no matter we’ve never not hired, because the business mode l depends on the firm continuingto
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Gas prices continue climbing - Charlotte Business Journal:
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reports that a gallon of regular rose 6 centas in Florida during the week endedMay 30, hittintg $2.48. That is 40 centsx more than a month ago, but a long way from the $3.9t a gallon selling price a year ago. In the price was nearly 40 cents highetrthan $2.04 a month ago, accordinvg to AAA. However, gas was sellingt for $3.89 a year ago in Orlando. Nationally, the averaged cost of a gallon of regular was 8 cents more than aweek earlier. The cost of crudd oil is the key factor in the Crude closedat $66.31 a barrel on the last up $4.64 over the price a week earlier. Economistx speculate that signs of an economi recovery could be driving theprice increase.
As the economy rebounds, demand for fuel is likely to Tom Kloza, publisher of , said that the current high price of gasoline is unlikely to stick, since the currenf price is being pushed by a run up in crudse oil prices and not an increase in consumer demand.
reports that a gallon of regular rose 6 centas in Florida during the week endedMay 30, hittintg $2.48. That is 40 centsx more than a month ago, but a long way from the $3.9t a gallon selling price a year ago. In the price was nearly 40 cents highetrthan $2.04 a month ago, accordinvg to AAA. However, gas was sellingt for $3.89 a year ago in Orlando. Nationally, the averaged cost of a gallon of regular was 8 cents more than aweek earlier. The cost of crudd oil is the key factor in the Crude closedat $66.31 a barrel on the last up $4.64 over the price a week earlier. Economistx speculate that signs of an economi recovery could be driving theprice increase.
As the economy rebounds, demand for fuel is likely to Tom Kloza, publisher of , said that the current high price of gasoline is unlikely to stick, since the currenf price is being pushed by a run up in crudse oil prices and not an increase in consumer demand.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Lee decides against reverse stock split - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Mary Junck, chairman and chief executive officer, said the boared considered currentmarket conditions, business forecasts and other factorsx that could affect shareholder value, including the prospect of remaininhg in compliance with rules for continued listing. The NYSE notifiexd Lee (NYSE: LEE) in December 2008 that the company was not in compliancs with its continued listing standardd of atleast $1 a Since then, the NYSE announced that the standard has been temporarily suspended through July 31. As a Lee has until Dec. 3, 2009, to return to Lee was trading at 55 centxs a shareWednesday morning.
In February, the Iowa-based company it took on when it boughtthe Post-Dispatch and restructurex future payments under its $1.1 billion bank financin arrangements. The remaining debt balancre of $186 million has been refinanced by the lendersuntil 2012. Newspaper publishers nationwide are strugglintg with declining advertising revenue as readersx flock tothe Internet.
Mary Junck, chairman and chief executive officer, said the boared considered currentmarket conditions, business forecasts and other factorsx that could affect shareholder value, including the prospect of remaininhg in compliance with rules for continued listing. The NYSE notifiexd Lee (NYSE: LEE) in December 2008 that the company was not in compliancs with its continued listing standardd of atleast $1 a Since then, the NYSE announced that the standard has been temporarily suspended through July 31. As a Lee has until Dec. 3, 2009, to return to Lee was trading at 55 centxs a shareWednesday morning.
In February, the Iowa-based company it took on when it boughtthe Post-Dispatch and restructurex future payments under its $1.1 billion bank financin arrangements. The remaining debt balancre of $186 million has been refinanced by the lendersuntil 2012. Newspaper publishers nationwide are strugglintg with declining advertising revenue as readersx flock tothe Internet.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Sierra College program gets $1M endowment - San Francisco Business Times:
http://www.jvc-abc.com/html/ranking-23062000.html
The college’s program, also known as received the $1 million endowment from the BernarOsher Foundation, which is the organization that has provided initialp funding to OLLI programs at 122 colleges and universitie nationwide. Sierra College is the only communit y college in California and one of only three communitt colleges in the nation to receivethe $1 million endowment. The Rocklij college received the endowment because it has been so successfukl with growing enrollment since launching the progra in springof 2001. Sierra Collegwe has grown the programto 5,580 enrollees last from 1,038 in 2001. Sierra Collegse is scheduled to formally announce the endowmenyJune 18.
This $1 million endowment will provider an ongoing budget that will enabl e the college to offer lifelong learning programsin perpetuity. The foundatiom created by San Francisco philanthropist Bernard Osher givews OLLIprograms $100,000 a year for up to four years, and then a $1 millio n endowment once they demonstratse potential for success and sustainability. OLLI programs providr classes, lectures and events to older adulte who have a thirst for knowledge and The classes are designed for adults age 55 and but the Sierra program accepts anyadult student. Courses are offered at each of the Sierra Colleges campuses and at various community sites throughout Placerr andNevada counties.
Sierra College’s OLLI noncredit offerings are Additional topics are offered throughClub OLLI, where annual membership fees are $35. As the Business Journapl reported in a featurde on local OLLI programs in other OLLI programs can be found at Californiaa State University Sacramento and at the UCDaviws Extension. Much of the increasee demand for OLLIs and similar lifelong learninhg programs can be attributed to the growing ranks ofolder Americans.
The college’s program, also known as received the $1 million endowment from the BernarOsher Foundation, which is the organization that has provided initialp funding to OLLI programs at 122 colleges and universitie nationwide. Sierra College is the only communit y college in California and one of only three communitt colleges in the nation to receivethe $1 million endowment. The Rocklij college received the endowment because it has been so successfukl with growing enrollment since launching the progra in springof 2001. Sierra Collegwe has grown the programto 5,580 enrollees last from 1,038 in 2001. Sierra Collegse is scheduled to formally announce the endowmenyJune 18.
This $1 million endowment will provider an ongoing budget that will enabl e the college to offer lifelong learning programsin perpetuity. The foundatiom created by San Francisco philanthropist Bernard Osher givews OLLIprograms $100,000 a year for up to four years, and then a $1 millio n endowment once they demonstratse potential for success and sustainability. OLLI programs providr classes, lectures and events to older adulte who have a thirst for knowledge and The classes are designed for adults age 55 and but the Sierra program accepts anyadult student. Courses are offered at each of the Sierra Colleges campuses and at various community sites throughout Placerr andNevada counties.
Sierra College’s OLLI noncredit offerings are Additional topics are offered throughClub OLLI, where annual membership fees are $35. As the Business Journapl reported in a featurde on local OLLI programs in other OLLI programs can be found at Californiaa State University Sacramento and at the UCDaviws Extension. Much of the increasee demand for OLLIs and similar lifelong learninhg programs can be attributed to the growing ranks ofolder Americans.
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