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Bail presumption abolished in NSW reforms WA today The presumption for or against bail will be abolished in NSW and replaced with a new risk assessment system, under the first major overhaul of the Bail Act in 34 years. Under changes to be introduced into parliament next year, police, magistrates and ... NSW gets tough on bail law reform Sydney Morning Herald Let 'em loose or hang 'em high The Age  »

DSS: Boxes of unprocessed forms reaches about 125 - Boston.com

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DSS: Boxes of unprocessed forms reaches about 125 Boston.com (AP) â€" The Department of Social Services said Wednesday there were approximately 125 boxes of unprocessed welfare and food stamp forms, including some with requests for voter registration assistance, found at the agency's regional office in Hartford. Merrill c »

Victims identified in crash near Placerville - Sacramento Bee (blog)

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KTXL	Victims identified in crash near Placerville Sacramento Bee (blog) Three people in the Prius who died at the scene were identified by the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office as 38-year-old Sheng Kun Su, who was driving; 39-year-old Shu Zhen Zhao; and 8-year-old Shawn Su,  »

Cincinnati-area firms win Ohio incentives - Kansas City Business Journal:

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, a maker of marketing simulatiojn andplanning software, receivex $1.1 million from the Innovation Ohio Loan Fund, at an annual interesg rate of 1 percent for the first year and 8 percent for five The Cincinnati-based company will use the loan to develol a new generation of its Emergingb Marketplace software and buy computer equipment. The $2.2 million projecg is expected to create 36 jobs and retain 10 Two local firms also received Job Creation Tax Credites forexpansion projects. , a supplier of labeling systems for the beverage was awarded a 45 percent tax credit for five yeares fora $1 milliomn expansion project in Mason.
The company expects to use the worthabout $52,700 over its to create 25 jobs and retain 118. • won a 45 percengt job credit, for a six-yea r term, for a $170,000 expansion projecft at its regionaloffice downtown. The credit is valuee at about $119,750 over its Advantage expects to create 33 position s andretain 65. The company, headquarterec in Spokane, Wash., provides energy management consulting services.

DMAX to cut 290 jobs at Moraine plant - Dayton Business Journal:

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DMAX Ltd. is a joint venture between GM) and and was established as a diesel enginde companyin 1998. It produces the 6.6L Duramax diesell engine, which is an optiohn in heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans. Base d on current and forecasted market demand of the truckxand vans, production volumes at DMAX will be reducede by 28 percent, effective July 14, according to the These volume related actions were taken to bring productio capacity in line with market demanx for heavy-duty full-size pickups. DMAX production volume adjustmente are a result of reduced requirementsa from the assembly plants it suppliees in Pontiacand Flint, Mich.
, and are as a resulty of the shift reductions announced by GM, the company The news comes just days aftefr GM announced that the Moraine SUV and truck plant will closee by 2010 or sooner, resulting in more than 2,400o lost jobs in the Dayton region. There are aboug 996 hourly and 170 salary employeesx at the localDMAX plant. Hourly workers at the plangt are represented byLocal 797. A planf spokesperson said the job cuts will not impactthe $69 milliojn GM is investing in the plant to producd the new Duramax 6.6-liter V-8 turbo diesel enginew to be produced at the plantr by 2010.

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Denim by Premiere Vision Prepares for 11th Edition SPORTSWEAR INTERNATIONAL (subscription) For its 11th edition, set to take place from November 28-29, Denim by Premiere Vision has anounced the participation of 87 exhibitors, of whom 46% are weavers, 27.5% garment manufacturers/launderers/finishers and 21% trim supp liers, that will be ...

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InterContinental Boston awarded public relations director Erin Tracythe “Aimm Higher Annual Award for Outstanding Contribution,” in recognitionm of her efforts in launching the new InterContinental Bostojn hotel. Howard Karp, partnert in the accounting firm Gray, Gray & Gray LLP in Westwood, receivefd the American Cancer Society’s 2007 Volunteer Leadershi p for Special Events Award forSoutheastern Massachusetts. Karp servedc as co-chairman of the American Cancer Society’s Greatert Norwood Relay For Lifelast year, and has servedf on the event’s planning committee in the past. Karp will co-chairf the Relay For Life againin 2008.

Kauai, Big Isle hotels hurting - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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For the week ending May 30, Kauai occupancy dropped 10.5 percentagw points to 59.8 percent, while Big Island occupancy plunged 15 percentage pointsto 51.9 percent. As comparec with the same week in room rates on both islands were down as well Kauai ratesfell 12.3 percent to average $176 a night, while Big Islansd rates were off 8.6 percent to averagre $152. • Oahu occupancy slippeds 1 percentage pointto 70.2 while rates decreased 12.1 percent to $148; and Maui occupancy inched 0.8 percentagd points downward to 63.6 percent, while room rates plummeted 17.2 percent to $210. Statewide hotell occupancy declined 3.9 percentage points to 64.
9 percent, whild room rates slumped 13 percent to Nationwide hotel occupancydipped 5.9 percentagre points to 51.6 percent, while room ratess fell 9.6 percent to averag $93. The weekly Hawaii hotelp industry snapshot is surveyed byand .

Maryland, Virginia rank high on list of tech-rich states - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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’s State Technology and Science Index, which ranks states baserd on their technology andscience interests’ contributions to economic placed Maryland at No. 2 and Virginia at No. 6 on the D.C. was not included on the list of Maryland moved up from fourth placsein 2004, the last time Milken conductex the study. The state ranked first in the natiobnin Milken’s “human capital investment” index, or a measurew for having a high concentration of talent in the science and tech industries.
Maryland’sw life sciences and communication technology sectors were notedc as some of its biggesf strengths in theMilkej report. Virginia fell one spot from fiftuh place in the 2004Milken study. The state received plaudits for its numerous high-tech government contractors, and for a strong number of high-techj “births,” or formation of new companies in the science and technology fields. Milken uses 77 individualp indicators when compilingthe index.
They’rre all measured separately againsteach state’s population and its grossw state product, in order to measur e the tech and science contributions to their respective state’s Massachusetts ranked first among the 50 states in the report.

Drury takes a bigger slice - Charlotte Business Journal:

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Just a year after the former chiet executive sold his interest in that he is moving quickly to build a pizzaschain empire. Last week, Drury signed a contract with an Ohio-basedc to add 200 locations in the Carolinase over the next10 years. The franchises deal is the largestin Donatos’s 44-year history and will more than doublre the size of the chain. “Donatos has always been one of my says Drury, an Ohio “The timing is good, and I’ve got a lot of faith in what we’res doing.” Drury first expressed an interest in working with Donatos in 1995. Back then, he was CEO of Wendy’w Carolina Restaurant Group, whicbh owned as many as 100 franchises.
He then got involvesd in other ventures, including building Bojangles’ into a regional gianf and buying the Just Freshsandwich chain. Then last after engineering the saleof Bojangles’ to a partnership that includes Hugh McColl Jr. and Carolinaws Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, Drury went back to He wanted to bring the chain to the Drury teamed with another former Bojangles’ CEO, Glenn Gulledge, and Mark Ourant to form to open locationz here. In October, a Donato in Waxhaw opened. Since they’ve opened nine locations, including the most recentr in the McKee Farms shopping centetr insouth Charlotte.
Last Drury’s agreement with Donatos grew from 60 locationwto 200. “After we startes building our first the amount of interest from other investment groups and franchiseeswas overwhelming,” Drury “I wanted control over the rightzs for North and South Carolina.” Donatos declinexs to give financial details of the deal but says each stores requires an average investment of abouf $450,000. Each Donatos averages about $1 million in salees annually. Piedmont Pizzeria is backede by investorsCammie Harris, Darrell Ferguson and Keith Stoneman. Druryg teamed with those investord to buy Just Freshin 2006.
Piedmontf Pizzeria’s stores are performinfg as expected, Drury He expects sales to increasew as Donatos saturates the It iseyeing Ballantyne, south Charlotte, Gastonis and Pineville, among other area markets, for locations. Donatoa plans to have 15 stores here by the end ofthe “We quietly came into the market,” Drury “But it’s not going to be a secreft much longer.” Other Carolinas cities Donatos hopes to blankety include Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Columbia and Myrtle Beach. By it expects to have 550 stores. That’ws up from 177 now. Donatos lookes at the demographics of the top 200 metropolitan areas inthe country.
The chain likes to be in areas with an average householf income ofabout $55,000 and plenty of rooftops. “We look for lots of housews and people who are really hungry,” says Tom Krouse, Donatos chie concept and strategy Jim Grote founded Donatos in 1963 when he was a sophomorse at Ohio State University, investing $1,300 to buy a smalp neighborhood pizzeria. In 1999, Grote sold Donatos to McDonald’ws Corp. Four years later, at the urging of his daughter, Jane Abell, Grote bought the busines back. Abell, who started working at the companyg atage 11, stacking up toppingse for subs, is presidenf and chief operating officer.
She remembers her father telling her she would one day see Donatoxs aroundthe world. She’s trying to make that Drury is drawn tothat drive. “kI see a daughter who is almost more passionates thanher father. She’s probably one of the best restaurateurw I’ve ever seen.” And that is what Drurg says he’s investing in: the future of the company. He expectzs his 10-year deal will be extended. “I’n in this for the long haul.
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For larger firms, self-insurance health plans increase in popularity - South Florida Business Journal:

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“This is typically for companies spendinfgover $1 million on premiums, and that are looking for alternatives ways to finance their insurance,” said Gary senior VP at in Coral Gables. A survey of 250 companiesx in South Florida showzs that about 45 percent of companies with atleast 1,00 0 employees are self-insured, compared with 48 percent that are full y insured. For the survey, partnered with the humanj resource associationsin Miami-Dade, Browarf and Palm Beach It received feedback from 250 employers with 20 to 7,0090 employees.
The self-insured percentage declines dramatically as the employee pool Twelve percent of companiea with 500 to 999 employees are self compared with 88 percent that pay a premium to aninsurancw company. Of those companies with a workforce of 200to 499, aboutt 6 percent are going it alone, whiler 85 percent are using fully-insurerd plans. Ralph F. Cheplak is seniot VP and CFO for in a self-insurer with an employese base of 250 located in Southu Florida and Sarasota. He said the company, which has been self-insuredx for more than a decade, continuesx because the numbersmake sense. Insurances companies charge too much, he added.
“They are making numbers based on generalized statistics of he said. “So, you may be paying more than is Companies smaller than Tropicaljust aren’g doing it, according to the Fort Lauderdale offics of Seitlin Benefits. TAX BREAKS, FLEXIBILITYu ARE ADVANTAGES The largetthe company, the more credible their risk assessment and the easier it is to budget costs, says Dick Leonard, senio r VP of employee benefits at ’ Southeast region, in Fort The advantages of self-insurinhg include tax breaks and more flexibility with regard to who governs the company’sx insurance-related issues.
A self-insurinyg company is not bound bystate mandates, doesn’t pay a premium tax and typically pays less in administrativ costs. For example, the averag state tax tied to insurance premiums is2 percent, so a companuy would save $12,500 on a $626,000 annual Companies also hold onto reserves for claims that are incurred and paid sometime later. “Assumingv this ‘reserve’ is maintained in an interest-bearing account, the employer can regard it as a sourceof income,” Seitli n Executive VP Shannon Alfonso said.
“Therefore, additional incomse is generated due to the intereston Self-insured companies are also not subject to which typically run between 3 percentt and 10 percent, for fluctuations in claims, Alfonso The down side for an employer is that it assumes all risks associated with claims. The employer can hire a third party to administer and process the but the third partu is not responsible for anyclai costs. That’s why figuring out a realistic projection for claimsa isso important, Alfonso said.
Employers can prepare for the unexpectecd by buying aggregate coverage for theie groupand “stop loss” coverage for The aggregate coverage protects employers from eligible claims that exceedr 125 percent. So, if an employefr had projected claimsof $1 million, the aggregatse kicks in at $1.25 million. An employer can get both type sof coverage, which is advised, Alfonsol said. It is key for companies to have information abou t the costs and risks associated withbeinvg self-insured, because going back to being fully insurefd can be costly.
Companies that return to being fully insured also will have outstanding claims that will have tobe “Somebody has to explain to the client all theser moving parts,” Leonard said. “In this day and age, you don’ need too many of these large claims to eatup everything.” Employersa and employees could also get mixed up in messyg resolutions in cases wherde the employer seeks to recover monegy paid on claims. For example, an employee is in a car accidenyt and the employerpays $100,000 on The person responsible for the car accident is the driverf of the other car, but he only has $15,00p0 in coverage.
The employer files a lawsuit against theother driver, seekinf money for pain and suffering, lost wageds and other associated problems. Federal law gived the employer the ability to recover what it can from the employe if he or she receivez any money from the otheredriver and/or their insurance company. If the other driver’d insurance company pays out the employer can offsetits $100,000 payout by claiming the entires $15,000.
If the employee gets a payouyt fromthe lawsuit, the same rule for the employer If the company was fully insured, state law would, in require a judge to determinee an equitable distribution of the money, Greenspoon Marde r personal injury attorney Mark Siedlde explained. So, the issues involving self-insurance can get complicatexd quickly for the employerand employee, he

Challenging times for luxury builder Toll Bros. - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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couldn’t have predicted the sour market when it startec planningthe 87-unit development, called Estates at The model home opened in giving prospective buyers a taste for what Toll Brothers, of Pa., does with 3,400 square feet of living space. Priced at the model features a 20-foot vaulted ceiling above the family gourmet kitchen withEnergy Star-rated huge master bedroom closet, whirlpool bath, walk-out hardwood floors, crown molding, chair rails, four bedrooms and a three-ca r garage. On a recent day, contractors were hydro-seeding the lawn near the white vinyl fence surroundingthe property, which measure about two-thirds of an acre.
Many trees have been preserved onthe 130-acrre parcel off Vosburgh Road where the homes will be built. A 15-minute drivee from Northway Exit 8A, the planned developmeng is the sortof luxury-meets-convenience communityu that was in high demand during the real estate boom yearsa of the early 2000s. There is still demand today, but it has lessened comparedto 2006, the peak year for local home That year, 511 homes costinf more than $450,000 sold in the region, compared to 390 homes last year, a 23 percent decline, according to the . The overalp market is also weaker.
Total sale of new and existing homes in the region fell 21 percent in February compared to the year and the median price was down5 percent, to according to GCAR. In Saratogaz County, where Estates at Halfmoon is located, total sales were down 17 percengin February, and the median prics fell 9 percent to $230,000. Toll Brotherd officials know they’re trying to sell a new brand and productg in the region at a time when peoplwe are concerned about their jobs and the overall Many buyers are also reluctant to sell theird existing homes today becausethey don’t believe they will get as much as the properth is worth.
The company touts the qualit y of its homes as its mainsellinf point. Some local contractors declineds to work for Toll becaused of the rigorous stipulations inits contracts, said Jonathan Hove, senior project manager. Every few someone from the corporate office visits all the constructionm sites to do athoroughy inspection. They check every detail, from the craftsmanshi p of the crown molding towhether there’s any dust on the boiler in the basement, he said. The model home in Halfmoonj has drawn an average of 20 visitors per week sincdit opened, Hove said. So far, threr sales contracts have been signed.
The compangy expects it will take four years to sell and buildc all ofthe units. Toll Brothers sees the Capital Regionm as a safe harbor inthe nation’ s stormy housing market. Although fewer homes are sellingb locally, median prices fell by only 1 percentlast “There are markets in the Southwest that have seen a 40 percentr depreciation in values,” Hove said. Toll Brotherds (NYSE: TOL) has been hit hard by the The company posted its first loss infiscal 2008, $297.8 after 22 consecutive profitable years. The slowere pace of sales has forced Toll Brothers to cut the numbefr ofdevelopments it’s building.
The company expects to end the 2009 fiscal year with about255 developments, down 22 percent from a peak of 325 developmentes in the second quarter of 2007. Danie l Oppenheim of said in an analyst’es report that the sales environment in keymarketz “remains challenged” for Toll Brothers and that a recentg 3.99 percent mortgage promotion didn’t spur many sales.

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Local franchise named Famous Dave's 'restaurant of the year' for 2008 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Derby Dave's owns and operates Famous Dave's restaurants at 8605 Citadel Way in Louisvillew and 1360 Veterans Parkwayhin Clarksville. Kelly Reeves is the Louisvillew manager. The "Restaurant of the Year" awarxd is based on rankings incomparablw sales, overall guest satisfaction, overall secret shopper score and average score for an overall ratingh on quality assurance for food workplace safety and consumer experience, according to a news Derby Dave's has been a franchisee of Inc. sincse 2003, employing about 180 people, according to the release. The franchisee owner is Mark Naylor. Famous Dave's of America Inc.
is a publiclty traded company on the NASDAQ electronictradingy system. The company owns 45 locationes and franchises 121 additional units in35

UC Davis settles women

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UC Davis and plaintiffs Kelseyu Brust, Jessica Bulala and Laura Ludwig settled the lawsuit that was filer twoyears ago, and was certifiecd as a class action in The settlement establishes a set of standarde for female participation ratee in varsity sports at UC David and provides additional financial supporf for club sports at the university, a news release said. The settlement must be approved bythe U.S. Districtt Court in Sacramento after members of the class have been notifieed of thespecific terms. Brust and Bulala played club fieldd hockey. Ludwig had wrestling experience and playedclub rugby. They brough suit in July 2007 under the 1972Patsy T.
Mink Equak Opportunity in Education Act, also know as Title IX. The settlement creates a 10-year plan for UC Daviz to reach specific proportions of male and female athletes bythe 2019-20 school year. The university will eithetr add women’s intercollegiate teams or will take other steps to ensurre equal accommodation of student interest invarsityu sports. UC Davis has also agreef to contribute $110,000 to a fund for the developmenf ofclub sports.
The case was scheduled to go to trialin “UC Davis has a solid history of commitment to its female athletes and coachesx and to expanding opportunities for womej in competitive sports,” Greg UC Davis athletics director, said in the release. “Whild the parties have a difference in opinion aboutg whether litigationwas necessary, we’r e pleased that we have reached an outcome that benefitws both sides.” “We are thrilled,” Ludwig said in the release. “Itf feels good to have the university’s support for women’s athletics throug this resolution. We are proud to have come up with a resulf that will benefit Davi s for yearsto come.
It will created more opportunities for women to participate in the sportx thatthey love.” During the litigation, UC Davis created an open applicationn process and selected women’es field hockey as a new intercollegiatw sport, to join the 14 other women’xs varsity teams at UC Davis. A team has been and competition will start inthe “The time frames set out in the settlement maximize the potential to add varsity opportunities for women in the Warzecka said in the release.
“We are continually trying to maintainb our compliance efforts to give women athletes the very best acces s to intercollegiate athletics competition Establishing field hockey asa women’s intercollegiate sportg at the university, Brust “will allow field hockey players to contribute at even a higher level to the campus, and will provide incredible opportunities for many young Noreen Farrell of Equal Rights Advocate s represented the plaintiffs with Monique Olivier of the Sturdevanft Law Firm and Kristin Galles of Equity “When we give women a fair share of athletifc opportunities, we are developing leaderas on and off the field,” Farrel l said.

Olathe works on citywide recycling plan - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The Olathe City Council heard an outline of the plan at its June 9 studt session and asked for It will take up the issues again in July orearly August. Tim Danneburg, a spokesma n for the city, said a recycling program could bring two It could reduce the amount the city spendd on landfill fees and increase the life of the landfill thecity “If we aren’t successful in diverting material from the then it will ultimately cost our ratepayers more moneg in the future,” Danneburg said. As proposed, householdzs would pay $18.50 a montj for trash and recycling services.
Customers presently paying $3 extrz each month for curbside recycling would see theidr bills reduced by 75 cents a others wouldpay $2.5o0 a month more. Danneburg said 11,000 of the 35,00 0 customers served by the city’s Waste Division alreadyg pay forrecycling services. Kent Seyfried, solir waste manager for the city, said recyclint of yard waste diverts 12,000 tons a year from the other recycling divertsanother 4,000 tons of waste. The goal for a citywided recycling program would be to divert 32 percent ofthe city’es residential waste stream, he said, saving the divisio about half a million dollarzs a year in landfill Seyfried said residential landfill fees amountg to $1.
25 million a year. The total operating budget forthe city’s solid waste program is $10 He said the proposed citywidse recycling program would require Olathe to spend about $700,00p to retrofit four trucks and buy two new trucks.

Panthers launch early sales campaign - Charlotte Business Journal:

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The move is a first for the a franchise that has sold out all but two of its home gamedat 73,504-seat Bank of America stadiuj since it opened in 1996. In past the NFL franchise offered 7,000 single-game seats beginnint at the start of training camp in late For the2009 season, single-game seats go on sale Aug. 1, but the four two-game packages debuted this week, allowing fans to buy the same seat for two home gamesa in theupper section. Prices are the $51 per game. (Detailsw at ticketmaster.com or panthers.com.) “We just thought we wouldc throw it out there and see how it saysPhil Youtsey, Panthers ticket operations director.
“We want to see how it is Fans must buy two game inthe offer, with the following pairingx available: Philadelphia (Sept. 13) and Minnesota (Dec. 20); Washingtonj (Oct. 11) and Miami (Nov. 19); Buffalo 25) and Atlanta (Nov. 15); Tampa 6) and New Orleans (Jan. 3). Youtsey says aboutf 4,000 have been sold this week. It coulc be a sign that the Pantherzs have concerns about the economy and its effect ontickeft sales. Last week, Panthers President Mark Richardson told the Charlotte BusinesseJournal season-ticket renewals are on pace with past years.
Renewalse have been above 90 percent in past In March, the Panthers announced ticketr prices would be frozen for the upcoming seasonb after a hike of 4 percent to 5 percenf in 2008. The Panthers cut 20 jobs in citingeconomic conditions. Sponsorship revenue has also fallen off duringt the past year as auto dealers and others have less mone y available to spend on sports and otherentertainmeng properties.