Tuesday, August 30, 2011

William McGirt: The face of the PGA Tour playoffs, the example of how to ... - Washington Post

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By AP, NORTON, Mass. â€" For a guy who grew up in the South, the happiest times for William McGirt are coming to Boston. This is where McGirt and his wife, Sarah, decided to spend their honeymoon seven years ago when he was just starting out a career in ...



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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Colorado skier visits down 5.5% for the season - Orlando Business Journal:

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percent from last year, reported But the state’s ski resorts had an uptic in visits by FrontRange residents, and Melanise Mills, Ski Country’s president and CEO, pronounced herselfc “very happy with where visitatioj is for this season.” “The travel industry as a whold was put to the test this past Mills said in a statement. “But visitation numbers show not only the endurinf value of a Colorado ski but the strong commitment our residenyt skiing and riding community has toour state’es signature sports.” Ski Country is a marketing and trade group for 22 Colorado mountain resorts. Thoser member resorts alone recorded 6.
79 million skierr visits this season, down 6.9 percent from the previousz year, Ski Country said. Memberr resort numbers for 2008-09i were down 3.9 percen t from the average of the last five SkiCountry said. Ski Country said that in-statre resort visits were up 2.5 percent over last as Front Range residentsa took advantage of bargainsa and stayed closer to home to keep down vacationj andrecreations costs. Ski areas operated by Broomfield-basecd aren’t members of Ski Country. Thoser resorts include Breckenridge, Vail, Beaver Creeko and Keystone. Vail Resortas last week said its total skiere visits at all itsresorts — including Heavenlhy in California-Nevada — were down 5.
3 percent from the previoue season.

Friday, August 26, 2011

CalPERS committee OKs health care rate increases - Dallas Business Journal:

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Rate proposals approved by the committee will go to the full CalPERSS Board of Administration for action Basic HMO rates for state workers will rise an averag eof 3.43 percent in down from almost 6.6 percent in 2009. The rate hikesz run from a lowof 0.32 percengt for Blue Shield Net Value to a high of 4.9 percent for Kaiser (see Figures for public agencyt workers vary by region. All three HMO plans will drop rates in 2010 for members in Placer and ElDorado counties. Yolo County rates will increasw from a lowof 0.98 percent for Blue Shiels Net Value to a high of 4.77 percent at Medicare HMO rates for all workers and regions will increase an average of 0.27 percent in but vary from a 12.
27 drop for members of Blue Shield Access+ to a 6.5 percentg increase for Kaiser members. “We are extremely pleased to presenfthese rates,” Gregory Franklin, assistant executive officer of CalPERe health benefits branch, told committee members Tuesday. “Negotiationd were extremely tough. There were many optionsx and extra meetings on what we werelooking for: The Kaiser rates were achieved by aligninhg them with the Blue Shield benefitg design, Franklin said. Kaiser will eliminate chiropracticc benefits next year and increases the copayment fora 100-day supply of prescription drugs.
CalPERd kept the lid on increases atits self-funded preferrecd provider organization plans by using $46.7 million in surplus reserves to “buy rates. The average PPO rate increase for state workeras in 2010is 3.29 percent, but it runs from a low of 1.38 percenr for PERS Select to a high of 12 percenf for PERSCare. Public agency workers in Placer and El Dorado counties who are covered by PPO plansw will see rates drop as muchas 5.57 for PERS Selecy and to an increase of 4.32 percent of PERS Care. Yolo Countyh rate hikes run from 4.8 percent for PERS Selecy to 15.68 percent for PERS Care. Medicare PPO ratesa will increase an averageof 0.27 percent in all areas, but they rangs from a 12.
27 percent drop for Blue Shields Access+ to a 6.5 perceny increase for Kaiser coverage. Committee chair Priya Mathur applauded the planxs and CalPERS staff for the good rate adding that the small increases in 2010 are due to cumulativr changes over the last several years to operate the health benefits programmore cost-effectivelyu without jeopardizing quality of care.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Baltimore Business Journal: Baltimore Commercial Real Estate Listings - View Commercial Real Estate

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Ilikai workers ratify new contract - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The hotel’s new owner, New York-basedf , closed the hotel on July 9 but has said it will reopejthe 203-room property if members of UNITE HERE Local 5 agree to a new contract. Specificd details of the contract werenot disclosed, but the unio n said “wages, benefits and job security provisionse will remain intact.” “All Ilikai workers will receive the vacatiojn pay they had accumulated prior to the Ilikai’sw closure, and workers not rehiredr will have the opportunity for severance pay,” accordinyg to a statement released by Localp 5.
“The new owners will offetr employment to Ilikai workers by About 75 unionized employees were laid off when theIlikaoi closed. IStar bought the Ilikai at a foreclosure auction in April after developer Brian Anderson defaultesd on the loan he took out in 2006 to buy the buildinf and 203residential units. The closure of the which has reportedly been losing money for did not affect 806 ofthe 1,009 units withib the Ilikai, which are privately owned condominiums or time

Friday, August 19, 2011

Afternoon showers may mar otherwise beautiful Friday in Manitowoc - Herald Times Reporter

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Afternoon showers may mar otherwise beautiful Friday in Manitowoc

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Otherwise it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 80 degrees, says the National Weather Service out of Green Bay. Relative humidity is expected to be 79 percent at 8 am, dropping to the 50-percent range during the day and climbing to the 90-percent ...


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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Select Walmart Stores in Bristol to Host NASCAR Driver Appearances, Racing ... - Sacramento Bee

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Select Walmart Stores in Bristol to Host NASCAR Driver Appearances, Racing ...

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Customers are invited to attend these special events and enjoy real stock car racing displays, a scheduled appearance by Dale Earnhardt Jr., and racing simulator machines â€" perfect to safely get behind the wheel and feel the power of NASCAR â€" on Aug. ...



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