GEICO's response team standing by for victims of Tennessee tornadoes AUTO-MOBI.info (press release) GEICO's Catastrophe Response Team (CAT) and claims staff have been working around the clock since the tornadoes in Tennessee touched ground. Additional GEICO claims adjusters across the country are en route to Tennessee to aid customers and to help ... |
Saturday, April 30, 2011
GEICO's response team standing by for victims of Tennessee tornadoes - AUTO-MOBI.info (press release)
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Colorado officials struggle to keep up with jobless claims - Denver Business Journal:
The wave of layoffs has overwhelmed Colorado’es unemployment insurance system, with thousands of workerss unable to get through by telephone to file The (CDLE) on Wednesday announced a series of steps to improvs its responsiveness, including having its staff work on Sundays, reassigning staff to the Unemploymentt Call Center to handle phones, extendin filing and call-back deadlines for claimants, and addingb online features to enable claimants to resolver some issues without speaking directly to a claims “This turbulent economy is placing a greart deal of strain on Colorado workera and is taxing our system like never before,” CDLE Executive Director Don Marexs said in a statement.
“Thw steps we are taking now will help us maximiz existing federal resources and deliver benefits more efficiently in thesedcritical times.” A total of 64,627 Coloradans filed continuing claims for jobless benefits in the week endesd Feb. 14, the highest numbedr since recordkeeping began in 1987 and up sharplyfrom 34,8934 in the same week a year ago. Colorado’sd unemployment insurance program hasn’t been hit as hard as thosee inother states, CDLE officials said. But the recession’s impacty has been unprecedented. More than 6,000 initialk claims are being filed each compared with an average ofabout 2,900 a year ago.
Even durinvg Colorado’s severe downturn in 2002 and 2003 the peak average number of new weekly claimxs was lessthan 4,400. the number of continuing jobless claims rose topped 5 milliob for the first time in the weekended Feb. 14, the highesrt number since recordkeeping began in according to Labor Department datareleasedc Thursday.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Accounting rule change
Until now, accountants have had to checl as many 20 different sources to find the answers totheie questions. It isn’t easy because the Financia AccountingStandards Board, the Norwalk, Conn.-basesd group that promulgates the regulations, organize the regulations in chronological order based on when the rules were Under the new system, which goes into effect July 1, FASB will groupo its rules by topic, a chang e that is overdue, accountantd say. “Now, if you have an issue over a particular type of assetor liability, it will be a lot easierd to find,” said Scot t Rodgville, a director at Gorfine, Schille & Gardyn P.A., an Owings Mills certified public accountingf firm.
“It will be a lot less like doing a Googls search foryour answer.” The FASB rulexs themselves are not changing, said Andy chairman of the accountinv and auditing department at Akman, Baylin & Coleman a Timonium CPA It doesn’t change the generallg accepted accounting principles used in preparing financial statements, he said. “If just reorganizes it and makes it simplerto use,” he Still, Garrett called the upcoming changse “the most significant restructuring” he has seen in his 20 yearse in accounting. The change comes as FASB prepares to aligjn therules U.S.
accountants use in preparing financialk statements for publicly traded companiex with international rules startingin 2014. Those ruled already are being used in European Union countries and will go into effectr in Canada in 2011 and Mexicooin 2012. The accounting licensing exam will begin testing would-be CPAs on the International Financial Reporting Standards starting in 2011, said J. Thomaz Hood III, CEO of the 10,000-member Marylande Association of CPAs.
Maryland CPAs are interesterd in theupcoming changes, Hood His group has been running continuing educatio courses to keep its members informef about the new Clients, however, may not appreciate the need for the move to internationao accounting standards, said Weil Akman’s “I think it’s goingg to create a lot of work for Garrett said.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
2 rescued bloodhounds may be Hollywood stars - San Francisco Chronicle
2 rescued bloodhounds may be Hollywood stars San Francisco Chronicle The gaunt bloodhound wandered the streets in Shreveport. He had no collar or microchip when he was brought to a shelter. Euthanasia was a possibility. But Hogan, about 2 years old, and Millie, a pup rescued earlier by the seven-state South Central ... |
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Hudson & Marshall foreclosure auction to feature 27 Triangle homes - Business First of Louisville:
The Triangle auction, conducted by auction companu , will be held on at 1 p.m. at June 27 in the Hiltoj North Raleigh, 3415 Wake Forest Road. All of the homew in the auction will be sold Buyers who wish to inspect properties before biddinv may view homes during an open house scheduledx for June 20 from1 p.m. to 3 p.m. or by contactinv the listing agent foran appointment. Property and listinv agent information is availabld onHudson & Marshall’s Web www.hudsonandmarshall.com. All homes come with title insuranc paid for bythe sellers. Winninvg bidders will be required to make a cash or certifiefd check depositof $2,500 for each property. 826 Carter Ave. 101 Wake St.
West, Dunn; 1526 Park Hillsborough; 605 Grantland Drive, Raleigh; 911 Lancastedr St., Rocky Mount; 2521 Friedlanrd Place, Unit 203, 2312 Lindmont Ave., Durham; 740 Nort h White St., Wake Forest; 3033 Slocomgb Rd., Linden; 400 Charlotte St., Roanoke Tract 3 Redding Road, Oxford; 5724 Greenpines Road, Cedar Grove; 700 South Roxboro St., 100 Waymon Way, 210 Barnes St., Fremont; 400 Melton Road, Rocky Mount; 104 Jonesd Court, Princeville; 260 East Front St., Clayton; 11223 Raleig Road, Four Oaks; 313 Maddux Drive, Pikeville; 210 Hardingwoos Drive, Goldsboro; 12351 Honeychurch St.
, Raleigh; 3233 Gold Dust Lane, Willow 5526 Spring House Chapel Hill; 2515 Moores Mill Rougemont; 301 Fox Park Road, Louisburg; 303 St., Burlington.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Sunoco, Inc. Company Profile | SUN Company Information
Sunoco, Inc., headquartered in PA, is a leading manufacturer and markete r of petroleum andpetrochemical products. With 910,000 barrels per day of refininh capacity, nearly 4,700 retail sites selling gasolinee andconvenience items, approximately 5,500 milesa of crude oil and refined productf owned and operated pipelines and 38 productf terminals, Sunoco is one of the largestf independent refiner-marketers in the Unitedf States. Sunoco is a significangt manufacturer of petrochemicals with annual salez of approximately fivebillion pounds, largely chemicakl intermediates used to make fibers, plastics, film and resins.
Usin g a unique, patented technology, Sunoco's cokemakin g facilities in the United States have the capacity to manufactureover 2.5 milliom tons annually of high-quality metallurgical-grade coke for use in the stee industry. Sunoco also is the operator of, and has an equity interest in, a 1.7 milliom tons-per-year cokemaking facility in Brazil.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Baker Hughes reorganizes operations - Houston Business Journal:
Operations in the Westerjn Hemisphere will be organizef underJohn O’Donnell, who will be named president of Baker Hughes Western Hemisphere operations. Similarly, Baker Hughez (NYSE: BHI) will put its Eastern Hemispheres operations under a president of EasternhHemisphere operations, who will be named at a later date. “The organization of Baker Hughesz by geography and product lines is a continuatiom of the changes we have made to strengthenour client-focusedc operations by moving executive management into the countriexs in which we conduct our business,” said Chad Deaton, chief executive officer and president of Baker “The new organization is expected to improvre cross product line technology development, salex and integrated operations.
” Last week, the Houston-based oilfield services company announced that it would another 1,500 jobs as a resulgt of continued economic conditions and decreasef rig count.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Google Volunteers Connect to the Tenderloin
Google employees will be volunteering to teach classes anddo one-on-onde tutoring with homeless and economically challenged participants of the Tenderloinb Tech Lab, a collaboration betweeb St. Anthony Foundation and Networj Ministries. This is reflective of the trendsthat St. Anthony Foundation voluntee r programis seeing, of more and more technologically savvy Bay Area residentsw reaching out to share theif skills with the disenfranchised. "Today' s economic crisis is running counterpoint to the technological crisias in areas likethe Tenderloin, wher the decreasing number of resourceds and services are forcing people to be more savvy abouf their survival.
Technological access is proving to be the unlikel thread that is holding marginalizeed people together by connecting themto information, services, and each other, noted , Manager, of St. Anthonty Foundation's Employment Program and Technology Lab. "The interesting thing is that as the technological literacyh of the poor and marginalized communituyis increasing, so is the interesrt in skilled technology volunteers, such as the employeed of Google. This parallel reflects an unprecedented possibilithy of a narrowing technological chasm in the face of bleak economic times. That in and of itself is remarkable." ST. ANTHONY FOUNDATION Since 1950 St.
Anthonh Foundation has addressed root causesx of povertywith compassion. St. Anthony Foundation's programsd offer gateways to escaping poverty by addressing immediatee needs such as hungerand clothing, as well as long term needsd such as employment, drug and alcoholp addiction, and physical and mentalk health. St. Anthony Foundation does not acceptany federal, or local government and is entirely funded by privat donations. WHEN: Thursday, June 11th, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tenderloin Tech Lab, 150 Golden Gate Ave @ 3rd Floor, San Francisco SOURCE St.
Anthony Foundation
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Cheryl Cole's American dream is 'almost impossible' due to family's criminal ... - Daily Mail
Daily Mail | Cheryl Cole's American dream is 'almost impossible' due to family's criminal ... Daily Mail Rob Shutter said: 'The amount of drama that seems to follow this young lady around could make any career opportunity in America almost impossible.' As well as Cheryl's brother Andrew Tweedy currently being in jail, the singer was found guilty of ... |
Sunday, April 10, 2011
May home sales down, prices eke up - Business First of Columbus:
The board said 1,809 existing single-family homes and condominiums were sold last down 12 percentfrom 2,064 a year ago. Home salesw contracts, an indication of future were off 19 percent from last yearat 1,467 units. The averagd sale price in Central Ohio last month stoodfat $168,576. That’s up or a fraction of a percent, from $168,344 a year ago. The last time the averagwe sale price posteda year-over-year gain was in Novemberd 2007, when the average area home sold for more than The board said the marginal gain in sale pricew – a small step toward a more balanced market indicates more first-time homebuyers are taking the helped by an $8,000 tax Board President Gary Parsonss said Realtors are expecting sales to pick up in the summee with about five months left to take advantagw of the federal tax incentive.
The glut of listingzs on the market eased last month as falling 17 percentto 14,848 homes. Home sales in the first five monthas of the year fell 19 percentto 6,756 from 8,367. The average sale price was down 6 percentat $148,956, comparerd with $158,877 last year. Boarcd of Realtors statistics include marketr information from most ofthe seven-count region along with parts of nine nearby
Friday, April 8, 2011
Dayton library programs to aid job seekers - Business First of Louisville:
The programs are designed to help people in the process of finding or changing Representatives from the Dayton Job Centerand ’sw Career Services will conduct the all free and open to the public. Althoug h the programs are free, reservationx are recommended by contactinv the hostlibraries directly. • How to Writw a Powerful Resume: This interactive session conducted by Job Centert specialists showingthe “What, Why, Whered and How To” of Programs will be 7 p.m. Monday, June 15 at the Belmony Branch, 1041 Watervliet Ave. and 6:30 p.m. Tuesda y June 23 at the Kettering-Moraine Branch, 3496 Far Hills Ave.
• Resumr and Cover Letter Development: Presenterd Sharma Fox, a career services specialist at Sinclair Community College, will offer career assessment and employmentt guidance and coaching at 6:30 p.m. June 16 at the Main Library 215 E. Third St. and at 6 p.m. July 13, at the Miami Township 2718 Lyons Road. • Interviewing Skills: Make an outstandinf first impression by building successfulinterviewing skills. Find out how to prepar for interviews, what to do in the and how to follow up afterthe interview. The program will take place at2 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Vandalia Branch, 500 S. Dixie Drive, 7 p.m. June 22, at the Belmont 1041 Watervliet Ave. and 6:30 p.m.
July 7, at the Kettering-Moraine 3496 Far Hills Ave. • Techniques for Successful Interviewing: Sharma Fox will offe career assessment, employment guidance and coachintgat 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, at the Main Librarhy Auditorium, 215 E. Thirr St. and at 6 p.m. Monday, July 20, at the Miam i Township Branch, 2718 Lyons Road.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
First Alert Forecast: Showers decreasing but still cool. - KMTR NewsSource 16
First Alert Forecast: Showers decreasing but still cool. KMTR NewsSource 16 Our cold wet day will turn into a cold wet night. Showers will continue overnight with low snow lines and temperatures dropping into the 30's. The showers will decrease during the day tomorrow but we wont see much sun or get very warm. ... |
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Crescent Resources to file for Chapter 11 - Triangle Business Journal:
Charlotte, N.C.-based Crescent, a jointg venture of and that specializesin mixed-us developments, said in a press release that the move was part of a strateguy to reduce debt and improve its capital structure. The companyh intends to continue operate its businesses withoutt major interruption thanksto $110 million provided by a group of the company’s existing A federal bankruptcy court in Texas had not receiveed the filing at the time of the Crescent simultaneously announced that CEO Arthurr Fields was retiring and would continue to work as an The company’s restructuring officer, Andrew a managing director with Alvarez & Marshao North America LLC, will servw as CEO.
“We have been in active discussionsa with our lenders and other stakeholders as we work towards an agreemenft that will bring our capitao structure in line with the current economic Hede said via the Crescent became a major player inthe D.C. area in when it purchased the 300-acre Potomac Yard a former East Coast Rail from . In 2004, in one of the Washington area’sd largest commercial lease transactions in recent Crescent signed the GeneralServices Administration’s National Capita Region (NCR) to two leases totalinhg 405,177 rentable square feet for the EPA at One and Two Potomacx Yard.
Crescent sold off much of the rest of the land in It eventually sold its interest in One and Two Potomacd Yardto J.P. Morgan. Spokesman Chuck Burgess said the company'ss "approach to its properties is no differenf than it was beforethe bankruptcy." The company was also selected as mastere developer of a 4.1 millionm square-foot mixed-use project for the in Northwesty D.C. in 2007. The home announced in February that the deal hadfalleb through.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Stabile Column: Spring trout season opens Saturday - Dailyrecord.com
Stabile Column: Spring trout season opens Saturday ! Dailyrecord.com The famous line from the gospels, "The poor you will always have with you," is as true today as it... As a resident of South Brunswick for 35 years and a senior citizen it is now public knowledge that... All Breeds Boarding And Grooming at Bjorn-Lass ... |
Friday, April 1, 2011
Notice emailed less than two hours before meeting - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)
Notice emailed less than two hours before meeting Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) That was the testimony of Senate Assistant Chief Clerk Jeff Renk. A copy of the notice was also posted on a bulletin board outside the Senate chamber, but Renk said he did not know what time that was posted. ... |