Saturday, July 16, 2011

Vice President Biden Gets Facebook Facelift - ABC News (blog)

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Vice President Biden Gets Facebook Facelift

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Southwest CEO sees no improvement in June - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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Kelly told guests attending the 2009 Globao Transportation Conference that based ontrendx he’s seeing in June, he does not expect things to improvde this month. However, Kelly addedd that Southwest is in a stronh financial position with a solidbalancw sheet, very modest debt maturities and access to the credit “Clearly the reality is it’s a very difficulty time,” Kelly said, “Earnint are going to be very stressedr until the economy changes.” Kelly said the airlinwe remains committed to maintaining strong levelsw of liquidity and preserving cash.
The company has been pursuing revenueboosting initiatives, includingt fees for children that fly alone requiringy crew care and a new program that lets pets that fit undefr the seats fly for an additional Kelly said thus far the compan has remained committed to allowing customers accessa without having to pay baggage fees. Southwesty serves customers in central New Mexicio from the AlbuquerqueInternational Sunport.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Lobbyist said he offered senator bribe - Montgomery Advertiser

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Lobbyist said he offered senator bribe

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Montgomery Advertiser, Mickey Welsh Lobbyist Jarrod Massey, who has already pleaded guilty in a federal corruption case, said Monday he offered a bribe to then-state Sen. Jim Preuitt to get him to vote for legislation that would  »

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Md. colleges given $11M to combat nursing shortage - Dallas Business Journal:

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The grants, being divvied among 17 Marylandsnursing schools, will be used to lure faculty and and improve technology at the universities. Maryland’s nursingf shortage is expected toreach 10,000 by 2016, according to the . The currentt vacancy rate of nurses at state hospitals is8 percent. The economicx downturn has helped the industryy because many retired nurseds have come backto work, but once the recessiom ends the shortage will said Carmela Coyle, CEO of the Maryland Hospital The first round of grants will increase the number of nurses graduatiny by 300 students and add 20 faculty positionsd at nursing programs across the state.
“The number of nurses graduatiny from Maryland schools are simplynot enough,” said Ronaldf B. Peterson, president of and co-chair of the “Wh Will Care?” campaign at a pres conference Monday. “We cannot take our eye off thenursintg demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,500 new nursingg students. The program has raised $15.5 million to date throughu the state’s business including funds from the Baltimore constructionform , , the region's largest hospitak system, and , the region's largest health Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for example, gave $500,000.
The goal is to raisr $20 million from the private sector by the end of the and then raise an addition $40 million in state, local and federal • • • • • ; and, • .

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Heineman determined to execute those on death row - Lincoln Journal Star

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Heineman determined to execute those on death row

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Dave Heineman said Wednesday he is more determined than ever that the state execute the men on Nebraska's death row. Heineman made the comment in a conference call with reporters after being asked about the state's difficulty in obtaining one of the ...



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Monday, July 4, 2011

Paladino surveys BNP members on Rudnick - Baltimore Business Journal:

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This week, the owner of maileed a statementto 1,80 members of the Partnership outlining severalk changes that he believes will “remedy the economic and psychological blight that has rotted the core” of the Buffall Niagara community. In the statement, Paladinoo asked each member to respond to himregarding Rudnick’d performance and whether Rudnick should continue to lead the The statement was publishedf in the July 3 issue of Businesx First . If the majority of responses callfor Rudnick’s Paladino said he will hire an independent pollstef to survey the membership.
Once the poll is he said he will presenft the results tothe Partnership’s board of directorss and ask it to discharge Rudnick. Mike a small-business owner in North Tonawanda, said he supportws Paladino’s effort to shake up the Partnershipp and wishes the Partnership pushed Albany and local politicians to better protect smalp businesses in WesternNew York. “Wde don’t have anybody who’s really standing up to the politiciansx and local folks that are responsible for gettingf this community moving said Deakin, owner of two businesses, and .
“I’mn a native of Buffalo, I’ve been here all my life and I’mn in my 60s, and we don’f have anybody who’s really, reallt fighting for us except for acouple politicians, such as (stat Sen. George) Maziarz.” Deakin said he joinedc the Partnership about three years ago to receive healthu insurance for some ofhis employees. He likees the idea of Unshackle Upstate, the bipartisab coalition founded in 2007 by the Partnership to promote reformin Albany. “I know they’re trying,” he said abourt the Partnership.
“It’s just that theree needs to be some new thinking aboutt how to get some of these things accomplished in WesternNew York.” Rudnicki declined to be interviewed for this article. Jon who chairs the Partnership’s board of directors, did not return a telephone call. He did, send an e-mail to Business First reiteratin g thePartnership leaders’ support of Paladino’s mass mailing to membersd of the Partnership comes nearly 30 days aftef he sent a letter to the agency’s boarsd of directors asking them to retire Rudnick and provider better advocacy for the loca l business community.
The original letter indicated that Paladin o would begin the process of forming a separate chamberd of commerce if no changes take placew within 60 days from the date of the The board of directors responded to Paladino in a June23 e-mailk sent to the membership. It said the boardd believes it “should continue in its advocacy as well as in its two other primary strategi cbusinesses – business development and convening/communicatinhg – and do so under Andrew’s Dandes, who signed the made four additional points: The Partnership is “aggressively and appropriately representing the interests” of its business-communitgy membership in a way that differs from Paladino’ds approach.
• The Partnership advocates on behalfof 2,500 memberds and, as such, “needs to play offensde and defense” on issuese that affect the business community. • The Partnershilp founded Unshackle Upstate to aggressivelg pursue reformin Albany. • The Partnership’s boards of directors and its executive committee support local and federal issues viavarious coalitions, campaignx and work. Paladino is a longtime criticvof Rudnick, who has led the Partnershi p since its formation in the mid-1990s. With 2,500 members, the agency is one of the region’s leading business-sectorr organizations.

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Escaped baboon caught in Howell, tranquilized - Asbury Park Press

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Escaped baboon caught in Howell, tranquilized

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