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Monday, July 9, 2012
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Saturday, July 7, 2012
Md. colleges given $11M to combat nursing shortage - Nashville Business Journal:
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The grants, being divvied among 17 Marylanrdnursing schools, will be used to lure faculty and and improve technology at the universities. Maryland’s nursing shortagr is expected toreach 10,000 by according to the . The currenty vacancy rate of nurses at stat hospitals is8 percent. The economicf downturn has helped the industryh because many retired nurses have come back to but once the recession ends the shortagwill worsen, said Carmela Coyle, CEO of the Marylands Hospital Association. The first rounrd of grants will increase the numbef of nurses graduating by 300 students and add 20 faculthy positions at nursing programs acrossthe state.
“The numbert of nurses graduating from Marylanrd schools are simplynot enough,” said Ronald B. Peterson, presideng of and co-chair of the “Whl Will Care?” campaign at a pres conference Monday. “We cannott take our eye off thenursing demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,50p0 new nursing students. The program has raised $15.5 millionj to date through the state’s business community, includinfg funds from the Baltimore constructionform , , the region'd largest hospital system, and , the region's largesr health insurer.
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for example, gave The goal is to raise $20 millioj from the private sector by the end of the and then raise anaddition $40 million in state, locap and federal funds. • • • • • ; and, • .
The grants, being divvied among 17 Marylanrdnursing schools, will be used to lure faculty and and improve technology at the universities. Maryland’s nursing shortagr is expected toreach 10,000 by according to the . The currenty vacancy rate of nurses at stat hospitals is8 percent. The economicf downturn has helped the industryh because many retired nurses have come back to but once the recession ends the shortagwill worsen, said Carmela Coyle, CEO of the Marylands Hospital Association. The first rounrd of grants will increase the numbef of nurses graduating by 300 students and add 20 faculthy positions at nursing programs acrossthe state.
“The numbert of nurses graduating from Marylanrd schools are simplynot enough,” said Ronald B. Peterson, presideng of and co-chair of the “Whl Will Care?” campaign at a pres conference Monday. “We cannott take our eye off thenursing demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,50p0 new nursing students. The program has raised $15.5 millionj to date through the state’s business community, includinfg funds from the Baltimore constructionform , , the region'd largest hospital system, and , the region's largesr health insurer.
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for example, gave The goal is to raise $20 millioj from the private sector by the end of the and then raise anaddition $40 million in state, locap and federal funds. • • • • • ; and, • .
Friday, July 6, 2012
Best CFOs of the year - Portland Business Journal:
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• Have helped the business owner or management team recognizw opportunity forstrategic innovation. • Have worked closelyg with the CEO to identifyh andmanage risk, as well as develop creative ideas to diminish debt and achievr growth through both organic and acquisitioh means. • Have restored life to an ailing company by makinvg changes to produceacceptable returns, or helpedx the company transition from crisixs mode to a more collaborative decision-making Winners in each category were chosen by a panepl of qualified and impartial judges. Jeff Harri is the current president of the Housto nCPA Society, a chapter of the Texax Society of CPAs, with more than 8,400 members.
He is also the chief financial officed ofBoxer Property, a privately held owner and manager of commercial real estatw located in seven cities. Joe Koshkin is a CPA and a retirecd partnerof . Koshkin is currently a member of the technica standards committee of the State Board of a board member and chairman of the audity committee of the Coastal Conservation Associationh and on the businessschoolk dean’s advisory committee at . Davie A. Young is former national board chairmab of FinancialExecutives International.
In his career had included being CFO for many public companies over 25 culminating in his retirementin 2003, and audit committee chairman for various companies over the last five years. David Hollawauy joined Prosperity Bank in 1992 as seniort vice president and chief financial office and served as treasurerr of ProsperityBancshares Inc. from 1993 to 1999. He was appointede CFO of ProsperityBancshares Inc. in 1998 and executivd VP of Prosperity Bankin 2004. From 1990 to Hollaway worked for the Resolution Trust Corp. in its Gulf Coast consolidated officein Houston.
From 1988 to 1990, he worked as the cost accounting manager of in From 1981to 1988, Hollaway was vice president-auditoe of South Main Bank in Houston. Hollaway is a Certifiedx Public Accountant. Randy Meyer joinedf Amegy Bank in 1998 as executive vice president and has servecd in the role of chief financiall officersince 2002. Prior to joining Amegy, he was president of Bank of America Texase and manager ofthat bank’s Texas commercial A commercial banker for 30 years, Meyer beganh his banking career at in New York befores joining for 18 years. He is the current presiden t of the board of River OaksCountry Club.
He also previouslyy served on the boardsx of directors or trustees of TheForum Club, American Red Crossz (Houston Chapter), Association for Community Television (KUHT-TV), Chinquapin the , Greater Houstonh Partnership and Governor’s Business Council. A graduate of Yale, he received his MBA from and is a CertifieePublic Accountant. John C. Rickel Group 1 Automotive Inc. John C. Rickekl was appointed chief financial officer of Group 1Automotivd Inc. in December 2005. Prior to joining Group 1, Rickel held a numbedr of executive and managerial positions of increasinf responsibility with FordMotor Co., beginning in 1984.
He most recentlt served as controller, Ford Americas, wherre he was responsible for the financiall managementof Ford’s Western Hemisphere automotive Immediately prior to that, he was CFO of Ford where he oversaw all accounting, financial planning, information tax and investor relations activities. Michael S. Taff Michael S. Taff has servesd as senior vice president and chief financial officer of McDermottInternational Inc. since Aprilo 2007. He is responsibles for accounting andfinancial reporting, treasury and internal audit, information technology and investo relations — representing about 800 employees worldwide.
Taff joine McDermott in June 2005 as VP and chief accounting Priorto McDermott, Taff was VP and CFO of HMT a private engineering and construction Before HMT, Taff was VP and corporate controller with Philipp Services Corp. His experience at thesre earlier companies includes key positions related to SECfinancial consolidations, internal audit, businessa planning and analysis and the leadership of several large-scalr strategic initiatives. Taff began his professional career as an accountantgat PriceWaterhouse. He holds a bachelor’s degre e from Stephen F. Austin State University and is a CertifiesdPublic Accountant.
Taff is a membefr of the FinancialExecutives Institute, Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI and Americab Institute of Certified Professional Accountants.
• Have helped the business owner or management team recognizw opportunity forstrategic innovation. • Have worked closelyg with the CEO to identifyh andmanage risk, as well as develop creative ideas to diminish debt and achievr growth through both organic and acquisitioh means. • Have restored life to an ailing company by makinvg changes to produceacceptable returns, or helpedx the company transition from crisixs mode to a more collaborative decision-making Winners in each category were chosen by a panepl of qualified and impartial judges. Jeff Harri is the current president of the Housto nCPA Society, a chapter of the Texax Society of CPAs, with more than 8,400 members.
He is also the chief financial officed ofBoxer Property, a privately held owner and manager of commercial real estatw located in seven cities. Joe Koshkin is a CPA and a retirecd partnerof . Koshkin is currently a member of the technica standards committee of the State Board of a board member and chairman of the audity committee of the Coastal Conservation Associationh and on the businessschoolk dean’s advisory committee at . Davie A. Young is former national board chairmab of FinancialExecutives International.
In his career had included being CFO for many public companies over 25 culminating in his retirementin 2003, and audit committee chairman for various companies over the last five years. David Hollawauy joined Prosperity Bank in 1992 as seniort vice president and chief financial office and served as treasurerr of ProsperityBancshares Inc. from 1993 to 1999. He was appointede CFO of ProsperityBancshares Inc. in 1998 and executivd VP of Prosperity Bankin 2004. From 1990 to Hollaway worked for the Resolution Trust Corp. in its Gulf Coast consolidated officein Houston.
From 1988 to 1990, he worked as the cost accounting manager of in From 1981to 1988, Hollaway was vice president-auditoe of South Main Bank in Houston. Hollaway is a Certifiedx Public Accountant. Randy Meyer joinedf Amegy Bank in 1998 as executive vice president and has servecd in the role of chief financiall officersince 2002. Prior to joining Amegy, he was president of Bank of America Texase and manager ofthat bank’s Texas commercial A commercial banker for 30 years, Meyer beganh his banking career at in New York befores joining for 18 years. He is the current presiden t of the board of River OaksCountry Club.
He also previouslyy served on the boardsx of directors or trustees of TheForum Club, American Red Crossz (Houston Chapter), Association for Community Television (KUHT-TV), Chinquapin the , Greater Houstonh Partnership and Governor’s Business Council. A graduate of Yale, he received his MBA from and is a CertifieePublic Accountant. John C. Rickel Group 1 Automotive Inc. John C. Rickekl was appointed chief financial officer of Group 1Automotivd Inc. in December 2005. Prior to joining Group 1, Rickel held a numbedr of executive and managerial positions of increasinf responsibility with FordMotor Co., beginning in 1984.
He most recentlt served as controller, Ford Americas, wherre he was responsible for the financiall managementof Ford’s Western Hemisphere automotive Immediately prior to that, he was CFO of Ford where he oversaw all accounting, financial planning, information tax and investor relations activities. Michael S. Taff Michael S. Taff has servesd as senior vice president and chief financial officer of McDermottInternational Inc. since Aprilo 2007. He is responsibles for accounting andfinancial reporting, treasury and internal audit, information technology and investo relations — representing about 800 employees worldwide.
Taff joine McDermott in June 2005 as VP and chief accounting Priorto McDermott, Taff was VP and CFO of HMT a private engineering and construction Before HMT, Taff was VP and corporate controller with Philipp Services Corp. His experience at thesre earlier companies includes key positions related to SECfinancial consolidations, internal audit, businessa planning and analysis and the leadership of several large-scalr strategic initiatives. Taff began his professional career as an accountantgat PriceWaterhouse. He holds a bachelor’s degre e from Stephen F. Austin State University and is a CertifiesdPublic Accountant.
Taff is a membefr of the FinancialExecutives Institute, Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI and Americab Institute of Certified Professional Accountants.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Fight over Scana plant may hurt Duke Energy
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If the group is successful in its appeal tothe S.C. Supreme Court, it could forcwe Duke to rethink its plans for the Lee plannednear Gaffney, S.C. At a Duke “will have to go back to the drawingf board” with S.C. lawmakers on a measure to let Duke recovetr certain costs ofthe project, says Elle Ruff, Duke’s president of nuclear The court challenge is being made by the . The groupo questions the constitutionality of a2007 S.C. law that lets utilitiex recover some of their expenses for constructin g major power plants as they are being built.
Ruff says the high cost and long construction timew for nuclear plants make recovery of some expenses during construction aneconomic “This is not just Duke Energy sayingh this,” she says. “The financialp community is saying clearl y it is important to have this kind of certaint of recovery in place if there is goingh to be investment in nuclear The Friends of the Earth gave notice last week that it willappealo S.C. regulators’ approval of the V.C. Summer nuclear plantg to the stateSupreme Court. The appeaol will be submitted bylate June, says Tom the Friends of the Earth’s southeastern nucleat campaign coordinator.
Friends of the Earth opposed lettingg Duke recover some of its planning costsx for the Lee plantwhen S.C. regulators considered that issue last But thegroup didn’t appeal that ruling. The Summerr station project calls for adding two nucleatr reactors to an existing plantin Jenkinsville, S.C. The expansion is expectedx to costabout $9.9 The S.C. Energy Users a group that representsindustrial customers, also is appealinb the state’s approval of the Friends of the Earth contends the S.C. law on cost recoverg should bestruck down.
Bob Guild, the group’d attorney, says the legislation goes too far in shiftintg the risk in buildingh nuclear plants from utility investors toutility “The law as interpreted by the commission gives the utilitie s a blank check,” he Once the commission approves a he says, customers have no way of challenging whether the moneuy is spent prudently — even if the planyt isn’t completed. But Ruff says the S.C. law allows specififc spending to be challenged later inthe process. That assurex utilities they can recover their prudengt spendingon construction. She says Duke hasn’ decided whether to seek to participate in the Summercourt case.
If the group is successful in its appeal tothe S.C. Supreme Court, it could forcwe Duke to rethink its plans for the Lee plannednear Gaffney, S.C. At a Duke “will have to go back to the drawingf board” with S.C. lawmakers on a measure to let Duke recovetr certain costs ofthe project, says Elle Ruff, Duke’s president of nuclear The court challenge is being made by the . The groupo questions the constitutionality of a2007 S.C. law that lets utilitiex recover some of their expenses for constructin g major power plants as they are being built.
Ruff says the high cost and long construction timew for nuclear plants make recovery of some expenses during construction aneconomic “This is not just Duke Energy sayingh this,” she says. “The financialp community is saying clearl y it is important to have this kind of certaint of recovery in place if there is goingh to be investment in nuclear The Friends of the Earth gave notice last week that it willappealo S.C. regulators’ approval of the V.C. Summer nuclear plantg to the stateSupreme Court. The appeaol will be submitted bylate June, says Tom the Friends of the Earth’s southeastern nucleat campaign coordinator.
Friends of the Earth opposed lettingg Duke recover some of its planning costsx for the Lee plantwhen S.C. regulators considered that issue last But thegroup didn’t appeal that ruling. The Summerr station project calls for adding two nucleatr reactors to an existing plantin Jenkinsville, S.C. The expansion is expectedx to costabout $9.9 The S.C. Energy Users a group that representsindustrial customers, also is appealinb the state’s approval of the Friends of the Earth contends the S.C. law on cost recoverg should bestruck down.
Bob Guild, the group’d attorney, says the legislation goes too far in shiftintg the risk in buildingh nuclear plants from utility investors toutility “The law as interpreted by the commission gives the utilitie s a blank check,” he Once the commission approves a he says, customers have no way of challenging whether the moneuy is spent prudently — even if the planyt isn’t completed. But Ruff says the S.C. law allows specififc spending to be challenged later inthe process. That assurex utilities they can recover their prudengt spendingon construction. She says Duke hasn’ decided whether to seek to participate in the Summercourt case.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
TEXT-Fitch migrates CG Ispat to non-monitored category - Reuters
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Financial Times | TEXT-Fitch migrates CG Ispat to non-monitored category Reuters The following statement was released by the rating agency)July 03 - Fitch Ratings has migrated India-based CG Ispat Private Limited's Nation » |
Monday, July 2, 2012
Pro triathlete Tamsin Lewis set to take part in Tri-Anglia's Norwich Triathlon - Norwich Evening News
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Sunday, July 1, 2012
High-tech mail service raises $30M - Business First of Columbus:
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, which raised the capital from Siliconh Valley-based and existing investors, offers high-volume corporates mailers expedited delivery of mail and small packageewith first-class speed, online tracking, real-time analytics and customize reporting. MailExpress uses its nationwide processing and logisticx network to deliver mail and smalp parcels nationwide in three days two days for regionalservicd — leveraging the U.S. Postal Service for the “last of delivery. The MailExpress option fits betweejn courier services suchas UPS) and first-class USPS service, said Frans van managing partner at Logispring, a first-round investof in MailExpress.
“Something that has the track-and-trace, guaranteed van Schaik said, “without payinb $30 because you want it there next day.” New York-baser Logispring invested in MailExpress because itwas “fairly confidenf that the combination of the technology and the businesz model was really addressing a need that was largely van Schaik said. MailExpress CEO was not made available for an In a statement releasedFriday afternoon, Moss said in a statement: “We’re proudd of how far we’ve come and how fast we’ver grown since our initial funding in September of The company counts among its customers "morre than 90 blue chip in the pharmacy benefits management and e-commerce sectors, the statemenft read.
"With this additional infusion of we’re able to buile on these accomplishments by keeping our foot steadiluy on the accelerator as we continue to rapidly scale our Moss said. Menlo Park, Calif.-based Lightspeed Venture Partners manages morethan $2 billionj of capital commitments and closed an $800 millionj fund in early 2008. Portfolio companies includse and DoubleClick. MailExpress founders, the companh said, pioneered the expedited mail industryt inthe mid-1990s with SmartMail SmartMail, acquired by DHL Worldwide Network SA in 2004, now competeds with MailExpress. Atlanta-based UPS is a competitor, too.
Sincer launching in 2005, MailExpress has been on a growtjspurt — employment spiked from about 70 in 2006 to more than 400 last MailExpress, which serves retail, health care, financial servicexs and other industries, provides a customizefd mail service for large companies that want to send directy marketing pieces, annual brochures, pharmaceuticals and other A Web-based system, called OnTrack, automates and trackd the process and controls the processinhg centers. It then routes the mail to the USPS to bedelivereds locally.
MailExpress’ processing centers sort to more than 200 USPS facilitiews daily and deliver mail into its locaol market within 24 hoursz oforigination processing. The company said it scansw each piece of mail before it enters the mail stream and identifiesmisaddressed mail. Betweeb 2 percent and 4 percent of all mail is eitheer misroutedor undeliverable, which hurts cash flow and customer response, MailExpress citing industry estimates. A typical delay for a misroutexd first-class package is up to 21 “Our process detects misaddressed corrects it and upgrades its priority to meet the delivery time of one to five according tothe company’s Web site.
“This reduces costd for misrouted mail and ensures that servicw to your customer is not MailExpress also claims toreduce re-ship rate s for businesses and high-volumde shippers by up to 50 percent over the MaiExpress enables better productivity, through software and technology, said Page Siplon, director of the Georgiw Center of Innovation for Logistics. “Everyh letter or piece of marketinbg materialthat doesn’t get to a customer is wasted Siplon said. “If you’re not reaching your customers, you’ree not selling your products.
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, which raised the capital from Siliconh Valley-based and existing investors, offers high-volume corporates mailers expedited delivery of mail and small packageewith first-class speed, online tracking, real-time analytics and customize reporting. MailExpress uses its nationwide processing and logisticx network to deliver mail and smalp parcels nationwide in three days two days for regionalservicd — leveraging the U.S. Postal Service for the “last of delivery. The MailExpress option fits betweejn courier services suchas UPS) and first-class USPS service, said Frans van managing partner at Logispring, a first-round investof in MailExpress.
“Something that has the track-and-trace, guaranteed van Schaik said, “without payinb $30 because you want it there next day.” New York-baser Logispring invested in MailExpress because itwas “fairly confidenf that the combination of the technology and the businesz model was really addressing a need that was largely van Schaik said. MailExpress CEO was not made available for an In a statement releasedFriday afternoon, Moss said in a statement: “We’re proudd of how far we’ve come and how fast we’ver grown since our initial funding in September of The company counts among its customers "morre than 90 blue chip in the pharmacy benefits management and e-commerce sectors, the statemenft read.
"With this additional infusion of we’re able to buile on these accomplishments by keeping our foot steadiluy on the accelerator as we continue to rapidly scale our Moss said. Menlo Park, Calif.-based Lightspeed Venture Partners manages morethan $2 billionj of capital commitments and closed an $800 millionj fund in early 2008. Portfolio companies includse and DoubleClick. MailExpress founders, the companh said, pioneered the expedited mail industryt inthe mid-1990s with SmartMail SmartMail, acquired by DHL Worldwide Network SA in 2004, now competeds with MailExpress. Atlanta-based UPS is a competitor, too.
Sincer launching in 2005, MailExpress has been on a growtjspurt — employment spiked from about 70 in 2006 to more than 400 last MailExpress, which serves retail, health care, financial servicexs and other industries, provides a customizefd mail service for large companies that want to send directy marketing pieces, annual brochures, pharmaceuticals and other A Web-based system, called OnTrack, automates and trackd the process and controls the processinhg centers. It then routes the mail to the USPS to bedelivereds locally.
MailExpress’ processing centers sort to more than 200 USPS facilitiews daily and deliver mail into its locaol market within 24 hoursz oforigination processing. The company said it scansw each piece of mail before it enters the mail stream and identifiesmisaddressed mail. Betweeb 2 percent and 4 percent of all mail is eitheer misroutedor undeliverable, which hurts cash flow and customer response, MailExpress citing industry estimates. A typical delay for a misroutexd first-class package is up to 21 “Our process detects misaddressed corrects it and upgrades its priority to meet the delivery time of one to five according tothe company’s Web site.
“This reduces costd for misrouted mail and ensures that servicw to your customer is not MailExpress also claims toreduce re-ship rate s for businesses and high-volumde shippers by up to 50 percent over the MaiExpress enables better productivity, through software and technology, said Page Siplon, director of the Georgiw Center of Innovation for Logistics. “Everyh letter or piece of marketinbg materialthat doesn’t get to a customer is wasted Siplon said. “If you’re not reaching your customers, you’ree not selling your products.
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