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Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’es Westwood medical building. He said that it now takes 10 yeare to 17 yearsand $1 billion to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “national disgrace.” The Nationaol Cancer Institute said in November that the KU Cancer Cente r has a Sept. 25, application date for its effortsd to get aninitial five-year designation as an NCI cance center. The months-long application process for institutions seeking new designationa begins with submission of documentation that sometimezsexceeds 1,000 pages and includes a site visit and othert steps. The earliest that KU Cancer Center’s application couldx be approved is the springof 2012.
Nationwide, 64 cancere centers receive Cancer Center Support Grants to support research to reducedthe incidence, morbidity and mortalitty rates of cancer. There are 23 cancef centers and 41 comprehensivecancer centers. The KU Cancere Center is part of , which is the medical researcbh and education arm of the Universithyof Kansas. NCI designation — KU’sd No. 1 priority — typically is granted to academicmedicakl centers. Therefore, KU Medical Center is the entity that will appluy forNCI designation. • Increasec regional patient accessto cutting-edge clinicalo trials. • More than $1.
3 billion in annuall economic benefits inthe • An increase in KU Cancer Center’ s annual NCI financing from the current $7.5 million to about $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutionsw also attract world-class researchers who bring NCI grants with and part of the estimated increase is based on Many of these researchers double as adding expertise and depth invariouas cancer-care sub-specialties.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
YouTube announces new channels, tons of original content coming soon - Digitaltrends.com
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Digitaltrends.com | YouTube announces new channels, tons of original content coming soon Digitaltrends.com Google-owned YouTube announced today that it will soon be launching a number of channels featuring original, professional-grade content, designed to push more traffic to the site and attract high-end advertisers. An announcement had been expected for a ... Video channels expected to Hit YouTube soon Google gearing up original YouTube programming Google preparing original YouTube programming |
Thursday, October 27, 2011
A week with the Queen - ABC Online
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Daily Mail | A week with the Queen ABC Online Over the past week it has been my job to bring that show to the nation, to reflect the colour and movement and to record the formal duties performed by the Queen on her official tour. If only it was » |
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Baltimore Development Corp. to study brownfields with $400K EPA grant - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The federal grant money will helpthe city’s developmenty arm study a portiobn of Baltimore’s 1,000 brownfield sites, occupyin more than 2,400 acres of potentially contaminated The brownfield properties are former industrial such as landfills or manufacturing plants, wher the contamination must be assesse and cleaned up before the land can be converted into new uses. BDC officials were not immediatelhy available comment on which site s wouldbe studied. If all the city’s brownfieldx sites were redeveloped, the BDC estimatesw those efforts could help create 27,000 new jobs and generatr $25 million in new property taxes annually.
Montgomery Park, Port Covington and Clipper Mill were all designatexd brownfields sites that were redeveloped with in part with fundx from thefederal program, whic h provides grants and loan funds to help developers clean up contaminatedc properties and construct new buildings on the “Along with generating jobs, this grant will help the City of Baltimorer reclaim property that has been unusedf for years and turn those sites into assetsd for the community, the environment, and the economy,” Williamm C. Early, acting regional administratorfor EPA’s mid-Atlanticd region, said in a statement.
The federal grant money will helpthe city’s developmenty arm study a portiobn of Baltimore’s 1,000 brownfield sites, occupyin more than 2,400 acres of potentially contaminated The brownfield properties are former industrial such as landfills or manufacturing plants, wher the contamination must be assesse and cleaned up before the land can be converted into new uses. BDC officials were not immediatelhy available comment on which site s wouldbe studied. If all the city’s brownfieldx sites were redeveloped, the BDC estimatesw those efforts could help create 27,000 new jobs and generatr $25 million in new property taxes annually.
Montgomery Park, Port Covington and Clipper Mill were all designatexd brownfields sites that were redeveloped with in part with fundx from thefederal program, whic h provides grants and loan funds to help developers clean up contaminatedc properties and construct new buildings on the “Along with generating jobs, this grant will help the City of Baltimorer reclaim property that has been unusedf for years and turn those sites into assetsd for the community, the environment, and the economy,” Williamm C. Early, acting regional administratorfor EPA’s mid-Atlanticd region, said in a statement.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Mortgage applications fall, rates rise - South Florida Business Journal:
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The industry group said the indexs for new and refinanced loans for the week ended May 29fell 16.2 The results include an adjustment to account for Memorialp Day. On an unadjusted basis, the indexc decreased 32.5 percent compared to the previousa week andincreased 14.4 percent compared to the same week a year ago. The refinancre share of mortgage activity decreasedto 62.4 percenty of total applications from 69.3 percent the previous The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) sharee of activity increased to 3 percent from 2.6 percent of totapl applications the previous week. The averaged interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgageds increased to 5.25 percent from 4.
81 percent, with points decreasing to 1.02 from The 44-basis-point increase in the 30-year rate was the largesg sincea 48-basis-point increase in October 2008. The average interest rate for 15-yead fixed-rate mortgages increased to 4.8 percent from 4.44 percent, with pointes decreasing to 1.1 from 1.16. The average interesyt rate for one-year ARMs increased to 6.61 percen t from 6.55 percent, with points increasinfg to 0.15 from 0.
12 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent loan-to-value
The industry group said the indexs for new and refinanced loans for the week ended May 29fell 16.2 The results include an adjustment to account for Memorialp Day. On an unadjusted basis, the indexc decreased 32.5 percent compared to the previousa week andincreased 14.4 percent compared to the same week a year ago. The refinancre share of mortgage activity decreasedto 62.4 percenty of total applications from 69.3 percent the previous The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) sharee of activity increased to 3 percent from 2.6 percent of totapl applications the previous week. The averaged interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgageds increased to 5.25 percent from 4.
81 percent, with points decreasing to 1.02 from The 44-basis-point increase in the 30-year rate was the largesg sincea 48-basis-point increase in October 2008. The average interest rate for 15-yead fixed-rate mortgages increased to 4.8 percent from 4.44 percent, with pointes decreasing to 1.1 from 1.16. The average interesyt rate for one-year ARMs increased to 6.61 percen t from 6.55 percent, with points increasinfg to 0.15 from 0.
12 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent loan-to-value
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Stevens Prosecutor is Back Handling Corruption Cases - Main Justice
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Stevens Prosecutor is Back Handling Corruption Cases Main Justice Following the Stevens case, Sullivan and other attorneys who handled the prosecution were transferred to other DOJ sections; Williams was sent to the Office of International Affairs. However in recent months, Stevens prosecutors have reemerged as ... |
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Bauer Financial issues Q1 credit union ratings - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The company uses federal regulatoruy data to rate credit unions baserd oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquent loans and other factors. Bauer'ds rating ranks from a high of 5 stars to a low of 0 Of the 10 largest South Florida credif unionsby assets, six maintained a five-star rating: IBM Southeast Employees Credit Union and Brightstare Credit Union held on to theirr four stars (excellent) in the firsyt quarter. They had been downgraded from five starse in thethird quarter. Priority One Credit Uniohn in Sunrise fell from to threde stars from four stars in the firsy quarterwith 69.9 million in 1.6 percent of which were nonperforming.
, South Florida’zs second-largest credit union with $738 million in assets, held on to its threed stars in thefirst quarter. It was downgradefd to three stars (adequate) from four stara in the fourth quarter. The Pembroke Pines-based credit union counted 1.74 percentg of its assets as nonperforming. First Choice in West Palm Beac h also hadthree stars. , the largest in Soutn Florida with $1.62 billion in remained the only credit union in the state ratesd zero starsby Bauer. The Miramar-based credit union countecd 8.6 percent of its assets as nonperforming.
It was placed into conservatorshio by Florida regulators on Aprilo 24 after heavy losses and the ousted its Space Coast Credit Union has shown an in acquirinhEastern Financial.
The company uses federal regulatoruy data to rate credit unions baserd oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquent loans and other factors. Bauer'ds rating ranks from a high of 5 stars to a low of 0 Of the 10 largest South Florida credif unionsby assets, six maintained a five-star rating: IBM Southeast Employees Credit Union and Brightstare Credit Union held on to theirr four stars (excellent) in the firsyt quarter. They had been downgraded from five starse in thethird quarter. Priority One Credit Uniohn in Sunrise fell from to threde stars from four stars in the firsy quarterwith 69.9 million in 1.6 percent of which were nonperforming.
, South Florida’zs second-largest credit union with $738 million in assets, held on to its threed stars in thefirst quarter. It was downgradefd to three stars (adequate) from four stara in the fourth quarter. The Pembroke Pines-based credit union counted 1.74 percentg of its assets as nonperforming. First Choice in West Palm Beac h also hadthree stars. , the largest in Soutn Florida with $1.62 billion in remained the only credit union in the state ratesd zero starsby Bauer. The Miramar-based credit union countecd 8.6 percent of its assets as nonperforming.
It was placed into conservatorshio by Florida regulators on Aprilo 24 after heavy losses and the ousted its Space Coast Credit Union has shown an in acquirinhEastern Financial.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Caraustar Industries falls to $24.5M loss - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The Austell, Ga.-based recyclecd paperboard and packaging company had a net lossof $24.5 millioj on $854.2 million in sales, comparer with net income of $47.3 million on $933 million in salees in 2006. Loss per share was 86 centsx a share, compared with earnings of $1.66 a shar e in 2006. "The company has worked hard to replacer volume impacted by aslowing U.S. economy," said Michael J. president and CEO of Caraustar.
"During the fourth quarter, our gypsujm facing paper mills operated near capacityu by producing alternate papergrades (tuber and core grades at our Sweetwater mill and containerboarx grades at our PBL joint venture), and our same-milol URB volume was up slightly over prior Capacity utilization for the industryt continues in the low 90 We are still challenged by high fiber and energ y costs, which compressed margins $17 a ton in our mill grou in the fourth quarter.
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The Austell, Ga.-based recyclecd paperboard and packaging company had a net lossof $24.5 millioj on $854.2 million in sales, comparer with net income of $47.3 million on $933 million in salees in 2006. Loss per share was 86 centsx a share, compared with earnings of $1.66 a shar e in 2006. "The company has worked hard to replacer volume impacted by aslowing U.S. economy," said Michael J. president and CEO of Caraustar.
"During the fourth quarter, our gypsujm facing paper mills operated near capacityu by producing alternate papergrades (tuber and core grades at our Sweetwater mill and containerboarx grades at our PBL joint venture), and our same-milol URB volume was up slightly over prior Capacity utilization for the industryt continues in the low 90 We are still challenged by high fiber and energ y costs, which compressed margins $17 a ton in our mill grou in the fourth quarter.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Obama's Jobs Plan Fails First Legislative Test - Voice of America
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Louisville.com | Obama's Jobs Plan Fails First Legislative Test Voice of America October 11, 2011 Obama's Jobs Plan Fails First Legislative Test Michael Bowman | Capitol Hill The US Senate has rejected President Barack Obama's plan to jump-start US job creation through a combination of tax incentives and public works programs. ... Sen. Mitch McConnell on President Obama's failed jobs bill [The Arena] Senate Democrats Fail To Stop Modified Jobs Bill Obama's 'jobs' bill designed to fail says McConnell |
Sunday, October 9, 2011
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To be successful in this industry, a company must maintaibn both quality and quantity of peoples in a number of specializedtechnica disciplines. Our future, however, depends on how well we can renewthis ever-shrinkinb talent pool. According to the Aerospace Industries nearly 60 percent of aerospace workers are overage 45, with many retirementr eligible. This aging demographic must be properly addressedc to maintainindustry capability. The AIA also citez evidence that the future supply of engineering graduatexs will be inadequate to fillthis need. Indeed, there are some adverse trendw that areof concern. First, therer is evidence that the number of homegrownj engineers maybe declining.
(NSF) data indicate that the percentageof U.S. high school graduates pursuintg engineering degrees has dropped from about 11 perceng in 1995 to about 9 percent over the last10
To be successful in this industry, a company must maintaibn both quality and quantity of peoples in a number of specializedtechnica disciplines. Our future, however, depends on how well we can renewthis ever-shrinkinb talent pool. According to the Aerospace Industries nearly 60 percent of aerospace workers are overage 45, with many retirementr eligible. This aging demographic must be properly addressedc to maintainindustry capability. The AIA also citez evidence that the future supply of engineering graduatexs will be inadequate to fillthis need. Indeed, there are some adverse trendw that areof concern. First, therer is evidence that the number of homegrownj engineers maybe declining.
(NSF) data indicate that the percentageof U.S. high school graduates pursuintg engineering degrees has dropped from about 11 perceng in 1995 to about 9 percent over the last10
Friday, October 7, 2011
University of Maryland starts new finance program - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Master of Science in Business: Finance will be taught throughjthe university’s . “The global financial crisis has changes the way we thinkabout finance,” said G. Anandalingam, dean of the Rober t H. Smith School of Business, in a “Now more than ever therse is a need for industrhy professionals with a solird understanding of evolving financial models for banking anddebt management, corporate governance and management.” Teachers have been working closely with the and the among other agencies, and have also advised large financiaol institutions and multinational corporations.
Using quantitative methods, students will be able to analyzse and direct the financial decisions of an organization in theglobal economy. Classes start this fall at the school’s Washington, D.C. ,campus in the . The part-timed program meets twice weekly and takes15 months.
Master of Science in Business: Finance will be taught throughjthe university’s . “The global financial crisis has changes the way we thinkabout finance,” said G. Anandalingam, dean of the Rober t H. Smith School of Business, in a “Now more than ever therse is a need for industrhy professionals with a solird understanding of evolving financial models for banking anddebt management, corporate governance and management.” Teachers have been working closely with the and the among other agencies, and have also advised large financiaol institutions and multinational corporations.
Using quantitative methods, students will be able to analyzse and direct the financial decisions of an organization in theglobal economy. Classes start this fall at the school’s Washington, D.C. ,campus in the . The part-timed program meets twice weekly and takes15 months.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Falcons release Michael Vick - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The Falcons on Friday releasede Vick, the disgraced formetr franchise quarterback who played for the team from 2001untiol 2006, the team said. Apparentlu unable to trade Vick, who was released from federal prison last month and is currentlhy under home confinementin Hampton, Va., the Falcons releasesd the former No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 "The today relinquished theire contractual rights to quarterbackMichael Vick,” Falconxs General Manager Thomas Dimitroff said in a statement posted on the team’sa Web site. "Michael remains suspendedf by the NFL.
However, in the event NFL Commissionert Roger Goodell decides toreinstate Michael, we feel his best opportunith to re-engage his football career woulde be at another club,” Dimitrofcf said. "Our entire organizatiomn sincerely hopes that Michael will continue to focuse his efforts on making positive changes inhis life, and we wish him well in that The Falcons have made cleatr Vick would not be a part of the team when and if he is reinstatecd from indefinite suspension. With the release, Vick is cleatr to sign with another NFL pendinghis reinstatement.
In an interview poste on the team’s Web site, Dimitroff said the team was unable totradse Vick, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 23 monthsx confinement on dogfighting-related charges. Dimitroff said he spoke to Vick by telephonre today aboutthe release. "We spent a significant amoungt of timethis off-season trying to tradee him to another NFL club, and we had some conversationsd with a few teams, but nothing materialized,” the generap manager said. “At this point, we feel releasing Michaek is best for him and bestfor us.
” Dimitroff said the team has not been adviseds of a timeline for Vick’s reinstatement, which he said was “upl to the Commissioner Though Vick is officially released, the Falcons will take a hit towardsx the salary cap for the 2009-2010 for the remaindee of the quarterback’s signing bonus, whichy was expected. Some reports have pegged the value of the remaininv bonus atabout $7 million to $8 Dimitroff said the team has already “budgeted” for the value of the and there will be no impacft on next year’s salary cap.
The NFL’s 2009 salaryu cap will be $123 up from $116 million, according to accordin to Streetand Smith’s Sporte Business Journal, a sister publicationb of Atlanta Business Chronicle. Several NFL clubsx with questions at quarterback have openlt said they have no intention ofsigningg Vick. Among them: the and the , whose Jim Mora, was Vick’s head coachn for three seasons. It has been speculated Vick migh join the upstart UnitedFootball League.
Vick’s returjn to the NFL and a professional sports salary are deemed essentiaol to his ability to emergee from personal bankruptcy without liquidating Vick filed for bankruptcy protection in July 2008listinvg $16 million in assetes and $20 million in debt. A judgee in the case has given Vick and his attorneys a July 2 deadlind to come up with a revisede plan to pay off the millions he oweshis Vick, once the highest-paid played in professional football, now makes $10-per-houdr from a construction job he must maintaijn as part of his home confinement.
The Falcons on Friday releasede Vick, the disgraced formetr franchise quarterback who played for the team from 2001untiol 2006, the team said. Apparentlu unable to trade Vick, who was released from federal prison last month and is currentlhy under home confinementin Hampton, Va., the Falcons releasesd the former No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 "The today relinquished theire contractual rights to quarterbackMichael Vick,” Falconxs General Manager Thomas Dimitroff said in a statement posted on the team’sa Web site. "Michael remains suspendedf by the NFL.
However, in the event NFL Commissionert Roger Goodell decides toreinstate Michael, we feel his best opportunith to re-engage his football career woulde be at another club,” Dimitrofcf said. "Our entire organizatiomn sincerely hopes that Michael will continue to focuse his efforts on making positive changes inhis life, and we wish him well in that The Falcons have made cleatr Vick would not be a part of the team when and if he is reinstatecd from indefinite suspension. With the release, Vick is cleatr to sign with another NFL pendinghis reinstatement.
In an interview poste on the team’s Web site, Dimitroff said the team was unable totradse Vick, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 23 monthsx confinement on dogfighting-related charges. Dimitroff said he spoke to Vick by telephonre today aboutthe release. "We spent a significant amoungt of timethis off-season trying to tradee him to another NFL club, and we had some conversationsd with a few teams, but nothing materialized,” the generap manager said. “At this point, we feel releasing Michaek is best for him and bestfor us.
” Dimitroff said the team has not been adviseds of a timeline for Vick’s reinstatement, which he said was “upl to the Commissioner Though Vick is officially released, the Falcons will take a hit towardsx the salary cap for the 2009-2010 for the remaindee of the quarterback’s signing bonus, whichy was expected. Some reports have pegged the value of the remaininv bonus atabout $7 million to $8 Dimitroff said the team has already “budgeted” for the value of the and there will be no impacft on next year’s salary cap.
The NFL’s 2009 salaryu cap will be $123 up from $116 million, according to accordin to Streetand Smith’s Sporte Business Journal, a sister publicationb of Atlanta Business Chronicle. Several NFL clubsx with questions at quarterback have openlt said they have no intention ofsigningg Vick. Among them: the and the , whose Jim Mora, was Vick’s head coachn for three seasons. It has been speculated Vick migh join the upstart UnitedFootball League.
Vick’s returjn to the NFL and a professional sports salary are deemed essentiaol to his ability to emergee from personal bankruptcy without liquidating Vick filed for bankruptcy protection in July 2008listinvg $16 million in assetes and $20 million in debt. A judgee in the case has given Vick and his attorneys a July 2 deadlind to come up with a revisede plan to pay off the millions he oweshis Vick, once the highest-paid played in professional football, now makes $10-per-houdr from a construction job he must maintaijn as part of his home confinement.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Economic Forecast: What's ahead for 2009 - Orlando Business Journal:
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Ritenour said the cost of property insurancd probablywill rise. And he agreedr with Gomber that contracting businesses will meanless business. “Mos t insurance policies are basedon payrolls,” Ritenour “I think there will be a reductionn in premiums because there are fewer employees.” Local health care expertx expect 2009 to bring more uninsured patients, Medicare and Medicaide changes, and the beginnings of national health care Rich Morrison, regional vice president, expects the federal government to help strapped states by increasinh Medicaid funding in early 2009.
In there is also an effort to increasee the tobacco tax to raise staterMedicaid funds, which are needed to match federal On the down side, he expectss struggling employers to shift more of the cost burdenj of health care onto employees or reducde the extent of coverage. The federakl government also will likely push to reduceMedicare expenditures. Orlando Healthn CEO John Hillenmeyer said the economic downturnj also will mean hospitals will likely see more peopl delaying elective procedures such as knee replacementws tosave money.
And even insured patients may struggl e to payhigher co-pays and deductibles, he As for national health care reform, it’e unlikely that major changes to the system will be implementee in just a year. “2009 will be to some degree a holding pattern in thenational sense, as people find out what the new administratio n is going to do,” said Beckyh Cherney, president of the Orlando-based . “People don’t want to rock the boat until they see which waythe boat’zs heading.” Despite more students enrolling, Central Florida higher education leaders are expecting more state budget cuts in 2009.
“We’rs still in a growth said University of Central Florida PresidentgJohn C. Hitt. “Our problem is not a lack of students — it’s a lack of UCF has lost morethan $44 millioh in state funds sinced July 1, 2007, which include reserve funds slated to address reductionxs in the 2008-09 budget. Even largerf cuts are expected forthe 2009-10 fiscalk year, beginning July 1, 2009. Private institutions are also feeling the impactf of asoft economy. President Lewis M. Duncab said most are concerned enrollmentg may fall as students and theie families struggle topay tuition. Some schoola have seen endowments fall by 25 to 30 percent due to theeconomifc crisis.
Although Rollins is being cautious about new he said it should weathe the stormfairly well. “Rollins is relatively well-balanced in how we derive our income,” Duncan said. New development is expected to continu to be in a holding pattermn for both office andindustrial projects, with a few Although there is expected to be an increasr in sublet space for both office and industrial space, vacancies are expecteds to lurch toward levels unseen for a long said Lisa Bailey, seniorr director of commercial brokerage firm GVA Advantis’ Orlandk office. Miguel de managing director of in Lake adds that the next area to take a big hit will be privatewequity funds.
For many wealth y groups, loans will be comin up on their maturity dates and with refinancinynot available, the assets will have to be sold on a markef where values continue to plummet, he “We’re going to see a huge, huge selloff at discountede rates from the private de Arcos said. “They haven’y even begun to sell in this market yet, so they don’tt know what to expect.” But industry experts agreedd that opportunities will continuee to be there for those with cashon hand.
Land and propertieas will continue to sell at heavilydiscounted prices, in some casews at 50-60 percent on the With 24,408 homes listed for sale throughn the Orlando metropolitan statistical area’sz Multiple Listing Service, much of the focud in 2009 will continuw to be on selling off existing inventory.
Ritenour said the cost of property insurancd probablywill rise. And he agreedr with Gomber that contracting businesses will meanless business. “Mos t insurance policies are basedon payrolls,” Ritenour “I think there will be a reductionn in premiums because there are fewer employees.” Local health care expertx expect 2009 to bring more uninsured patients, Medicare and Medicaide changes, and the beginnings of national health care Rich Morrison, regional vice president, expects the federal government to help strapped states by increasinh Medicaid funding in early 2009.
In there is also an effort to increasee the tobacco tax to raise staterMedicaid funds, which are needed to match federal On the down side, he expectss struggling employers to shift more of the cost burdenj of health care onto employees or reducde the extent of coverage. The federakl government also will likely push to reduceMedicare expenditures. Orlando Healthn CEO John Hillenmeyer said the economic downturnj also will mean hospitals will likely see more peopl delaying elective procedures such as knee replacementws tosave money.
And even insured patients may struggl e to payhigher co-pays and deductibles, he As for national health care reform, it’e unlikely that major changes to the system will be implementee in just a year. “2009 will be to some degree a holding pattern in thenational sense, as people find out what the new administratio n is going to do,” said Beckyh Cherney, president of the Orlando-based . “People don’t want to rock the boat until they see which waythe boat’zs heading.” Despite more students enrolling, Central Florida higher education leaders are expecting more state budget cuts in 2009.
“We’rs still in a growth said University of Central Florida PresidentgJohn C. Hitt. “Our problem is not a lack of students — it’s a lack of UCF has lost morethan $44 millioh in state funds sinced July 1, 2007, which include reserve funds slated to address reductionxs in the 2008-09 budget. Even largerf cuts are expected forthe 2009-10 fiscalk year, beginning July 1, 2009. Private institutions are also feeling the impactf of asoft economy. President Lewis M. Duncab said most are concerned enrollmentg may fall as students and theie families struggle topay tuition. Some schoola have seen endowments fall by 25 to 30 percent due to theeconomifc crisis.
Although Rollins is being cautious about new he said it should weathe the stormfairly well. “Rollins is relatively well-balanced in how we derive our income,” Duncan said. New development is expected to continu to be in a holding pattermn for both office andindustrial projects, with a few Although there is expected to be an increasr in sublet space for both office and industrial space, vacancies are expecteds to lurch toward levels unseen for a long said Lisa Bailey, seniorr director of commercial brokerage firm GVA Advantis’ Orlandk office. Miguel de managing director of in Lake adds that the next area to take a big hit will be privatewequity funds.
For many wealth y groups, loans will be comin up on their maturity dates and with refinancinynot available, the assets will have to be sold on a markef where values continue to plummet, he “We’re going to see a huge, huge selloff at discountede rates from the private de Arcos said. “They haven’y even begun to sell in this market yet, so they don’tt know what to expect.” But industry experts agreedd that opportunities will continuee to be there for those with cashon hand.
Land and propertieas will continue to sell at heavilydiscounted prices, in some casews at 50-60 percent on the With 24,408 homes listed for sale throughn the Orlando metropolitan statistical area’sz Multiple Listing Service, much of the focud in 2009 will continuw to be on selling off existing inventory.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
2009 WNY elementary school rankings - San Francisco Business Times:
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Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reached by clickintg on the names of those schools A breakdown of the rankings for each section of Westerh New York can be accessedby . The followingy abbreviations havebeen used: CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middlse School, ES-Elementary School, HS-High School, IS-Intermediate School, JHS-Junioe High School, JSHS-Junior-Senior High School, MHS-Middle-High School, MS-Middlde School, PS-Primary School, SHS-Senior High School, VHS-Vocational High Each school is followed by the name of the districty that operates it (if it's a public or the district where it is located (if it's a privatse school). • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. 5.
• 6. • 7. • 8. 9. • 10. • 11. • 12. 13. • 14. • 15.
Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reached by clickintg on the names of those schools A breakdown of the rankings for each section of Westerh New York can be accessedby . The followingy abbreviations havebeen used: CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middlse School, ES-Elementary School, HS-High School, IS-Intermediate School, JHS-Junioe High School, JSHS-Junior-Senior High School, MHS-Middle-High School, MS-Middlde School, PS-Primary School, SHS-Senior High School, VHS-Vocational High Each school is followed by the name of the districty that operates it (if it's a public or the district where it is located (if it's a privatse school). • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. 5.
• 6. • 7. • 8. 9. • 10. • 11. • 12. 13. • 14. • 15.
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