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Revenue continues to slide forthe - East Bay, whicjh includes the and , among other according to a memo from BANG-EB Executive Editot Kevin Keane that was posteds on media blogs. “I had always held out hope that businesss would bounce back quickly enough that we woulsd be able to avoid furthefr staff reductions thisfiscal year,” Keane wrote. "Todahy we're announcing that we will be eliminating18 full-timwe positions in the newsroom (managers and rank and file employees) by mid Laid-off employees will get a week’s pay for each year up to 12 weeks.
Employees who volunteet to be laid off would get up to an extrw eightweeks pay, at one week’s pay per year Employees have until Wednesday to volunteer. The company won’gt challenge unemployment benefits for those who volunteer for according to the MediaWorkers Guild, the unio representing newsroom employees. BANG-EB is owneds by MediaNews, the Denver media conglomerate that also ownsthe , the and other Bay Area
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Nitro PDF Professional - PC Magazine
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Nitro PDF Professional PC Magazine For me, the best feature in Nitro PDF is the one that automatically creates bookmarks in a PDF file, based on the formatting of the headings it contains. Acrobat doesn't have anything like it. This well-designed feature is almost effortless to use. |
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Lumetra scrambling to keep Medicare deal - San Francisco Business Times:
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Officials at the private San Franciscnonprofit — one of a numbet of so-called regional qualitg improvement organizations under contract with the federakl Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicez — filed a protest on Aug. 12 agains t CMS’ decision to award a three-year contracgt to an Arizona-based rival. Lumetra declined to commeng on the specifics of the except to note that a similadr protest has been filed inNorth Carolina. CMS, whichu runs the federal Medicare and Medicaidprograms (Medi-Cal in confirmed on its web site that Lumetra and the in Nortbh Carolina have filed protests with the Governmenr Accountability Office.
In the Golden State, CMS said that meands the Phoenix-based will not be allowed to takeover Lumetra’sa lapsing CMS contract until the protesy is reviewed, which must occur by Nov. 21. Undef the contracts, health-care professionals review medicalp care provided under Medicareand Medicaid, investigat complaints by patients and implement improvements. Earlier, Lumetra said the loss of its CMS contractr could result in an unspecifiedbut “significant” numbef of layoffs among its 155 employees.
Lumetrqa has held the California contract to monitor the qualitty and effectiveness of care provided to Medicare enrolleesx for24 years, but it recently went up for bid for the firstr time. Peter Ashkenaz, a Medicare spokesman, earliefr this month said the agency couldn’t comment in detail because the contractin g process wasnot complete. But he said, evaluations of quality improvement organizations have “looked at technical cost and other factors,” which he declinedd to elaborate on. Earlier this month, David Schneider, Lumetra’ vice president of marketing and communications, said the government’zs decision was not final.
“It’s not a fait accompli,” Schneider insisted. “We’re still pursuing every avenue to keepthe business.” Lumetra’ws Medicare contract runs throughh Oct. 31. Until the protest is Schneidersaid earlier, work on transitioning the contracyt to the Arizona quality improvement organization would be on hold. The loss of its long-tern Medicare contract would likely cause additional problems to an entity that had grow rapidly inrecent years, only to falterf in fiscal 2008, which ended March 31.
Revenued fell from about $47 millioh in fiscal 2007 to $37 million last year, due to a 12 percen t dip in its Medicare contract reimbursements and the completion of anotheeCMS contract. As recently as fiscal 2001, however, Lumetra’s revenue was just $14.u7 million. About 54 percent of Lumetra’s fundingt comes from the lapsingMedicarwe contract, although it’s also had contractsa with the Department of Defense, , othed state agencies, the states of Coloradio and Virginia and private organizations such as the Americajn Institute of Research, and San Francisco’s .
Officials at the private San Franciscnonprofit — one of a numbet of so-called regional qualitg improvement organizations under contract with the federakl Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicez — filed a protest on Aug. 12 agains t CMS’ decision to award a three-year contracgt to an Arizona-based rival. Lumetra declined to commeng on the specifics of the except to note that a similadr protest has been filed inNorth Carolina. CMS, whichu runs the federal Medicare and Medicaidprograms (Medi-Cal in confirmed on its web site that Lumetra and the in Nortbh Carolina have filed protests with the Governmenr Accountability Office.
In the Golden State, CMS said that meands the Phoenix-based will not be allowed to takeover Lumetra’sa lapsing CMS contract until the protesy is reviewed, which must occur by Nov. 21. Undef the contracts, health-care professionals review medicalp care provided under Medicareand Medicaid, investigat complaints by patients and implement improvements. Earlier, Lumetra said the loss of its CMS contractr could result in an unspecifiedbut “significant” numbef of layoffs among its 155 employees.
Lumetrqa has held the California contract to monitor the qualitty and effectiveness of care provided to Medicare enrolleesx for24 years, but it recently went up for bid for the firstr time. Peter Ashkenaz, a Medicare spokesman, earliefr this month said the agency couldn’t comment in detail because the contractin g process wasnot complete. But he said, evaluations of quality improvement organizations have “looked at technical cost and other factors,” which he declinedd to elaborate on. Earlier this month, David Schneider, Lumetra’ vice president of marketing and communications, said the government’zs decision was not final.
“It’s not a fait accompli,” Schneider insisted. “We’re still pursuing every avenue to keepthe business.” Lumetra’ws Medicare contract runs throughh Oct. 31. Until the protest is Schneidersaid earlier, work on transitioning the contracyt to the Arizona quality improvement organization would be on hold. The loss of its long-tern Medicare contract would likely cause additional problems to an entity that had grow rapidly inrecent years, only to falterf in fiscal 2008, which ended March 31.
Revenued fell from about $47 millioh in fiscal 2007 to $37 million last year, due to a 12 percen t dip in its Medicare contract reimbursements and the completion of anotheeCMS contract. As recently as fiscal 2001, however, Lumetra’s revenue was just $14.u7 million. About 54 percent of Lumetra’s fundingt comes from the lapsingMedicarwe contract, although it’s also had contractsa with the Department of Defense, , othed state agencies, the states of Coloradio and Virginia and private organizations such as the Americajn Institute of Research, and San Francisco’s .
Thursday, February 23, 2012
First Student picks up six contracts - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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• A three-year contract for a 24-vehicle fleet to transport students in the Adrian School District, Adrian, Mich; • A two-year contract, with two one-yeafr options, to transports students at seven schools in the Nashoba Regional School District, Bolton, First Student will provide 33 new buses under the • A three-year contract to transporr special education students, in a fleet of 46 for the North DuPage Special Education Cooperative, Ill.; • A three-year contract to provide transportation, with a fleetr of 92 buses, for Troy School District in Mich.
; • A two-year contract to expand transit of special educatiobn students in the Wayzata Independent Schook District, Plymouth, Minn., with a two-year optio for 30 new vehicles; • A contract renewa to transport special education students for the Los Angeled County Office of Education, including adding more than 100 new vehicles that run on propane or ultra-low-emission gasoline. First Student operates 60,00p0 school buses, transporting 4 million It is a unitof Cincinnati-based , the larges t transportation company in North which is part of Unitexd Kingdom-based
• A three-year contract for a 24-vehicle fleet to transport students in the Adrian School District, Adrian, Mich; • A two-year contract, with two one-yeafr options, to transports students at seven schools in the Nashoba Regional School District, Bolton, First Student will provide 33 new buses under the • A three-year contract to transporr special education students, in a fleet of 46 for the North DuPage Special Education Cooperative, Ill.; • A three-year contract to provide transportation, with a fleetr of 92 buses, for Troy School District in Mich.
; • A two-year contract to expand transit of special educatiobn students in the Wayzata Independent Schook District, Plymouth, Minn., with a two-year optio for 30 new vehicles; • A contract renewa to transport special education students for the Los Angeled County Office of Education, including adding more than 100 new vehicles that run on propane or ultra-low-emission gasoline. First Student operates 60,00p0 school buses, transporting 4 million It is a unitof Cincinnati-based , the larges t transportation company in North which is part of Unitexd Kingdom-based
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Bikes Belong Helping 6 Cities Build Protected Bikeways - PlanetSave.com
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Bikes Belong Helping 6 Cities Build Protected Bikeways PlanetSave.com Well, I don't know if that's what Bikes Belong's thinking was (note that Bikes Belong is an organization sponsored by the US bicycle industry, not a bicycle shop), but it should certainly get more support for a new program focused on getting six cities ... |
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Urban League sharpens focus - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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We were at the forefront during the CiviloRights Era, providing job training to African Americans and helping integrate companies that were traditionally closes to minorities. Such obvious barriers are not preseng today, but there still remaijn hurdles that need to beknocked down. The Urbajn League is working to advancs African Americans into and within theeconomicc mainstream; however, it becomes a much more fulfilling mission when everyonre plays a part. On June 1, we will kick off “Empowerment focusing on diversityand inclusion. We are unveiling Connectt 360, a strategic plan that gives laser focus to equal access opportunities foreconomif growth.
We have founf that the overall success of a city fall s greatly on the access its residents have to economivc equalityand advancement. Next week, we will providwe young professionals with information on the benefitzs of entrepreneurship that in turn creates similar to the inspirational storyof , our Spiritt of Innovation Award recipient. In just 20 PRWT has become one ofthe nation’s most successfupl black-owned businesses. Another event will highlight emerging industries ofgreenj jobs, digital technology and life sciences.
We want Philadelphians to lead inthese high-growth We are also helping C-level executivesd connect by understanding the role they play in creatinh workplaces and boardrooms that represent the diversity of our city and One could look no further than the , the recipient of our Vision Award, for a good From a diverse supplier base to creatinyg jobs in the community wheres it resides, Penn has a clear visio for how diversity and inclusion impact the bottom The Urban League serves as the connectofr between individuals, businesses, public policy makers, civic and communit y groups, and will devote its resources to the economicd advancement and talent developmeny of African Americans.
Our aims are We are a nonprofit with limited but one that is committed tooperational integrity, qualitt service and impact programming. We need corporations and philanthropists to invest in this Connect 360 Bydoing so, you’re doing more than giving to just another worthy cause. You’re investing in the future of the city and regionn weall love. Your donation is connecting individuals to connecting homebuyersto education, connectingh small businesses to resources and connectinf youth to college. We want to engagre you, our partners, in makinv sure everyone knows what the UrbanLeague does.
We were at the forefront during the CiviloRights Era, providing job training to African Americans and helping integrate companies that were traditionally closes to minorities. Such obvious barriers are not preseng today, but there still remaijn hurdles that need to beknocked down. The Urbajn League is working to advancs African Americans into and within theeconomicc mainstream; however, it becomes a much more fulfilling mission when everyonre plays a part. On June 1, we will kick off “Empowerment focusing on diversityand inclusion. We are unveiling Connectt 360, a strategic plan that gives laser focus to equal access opportunities foreconomif growth.
We have founf that the overall success of a city fall s greatly on the access its residents have to economivc equalityand advancement. Next week, we will providwe young professionals with information on the benefitzs of entrepreneurship that in turn creates similar to the inspirational storyof , our Spiritt of Innovation Award recipient. In just 20 PRWT has become one ofthe nation’s most successfupl black-owned businesses. Another event will highlight emerging industries ofgreenj jobs, digital technology and life sciences.
We want Philadelphians to lead inthese high-growth We are also helping C-level executivesd connect by understanding the role they play in creatinh workplaces and boardrooms that represent the diversity of our city and One could look no further than the , the recipient of our Vision Award, for a good From a diverse supplier base to creatinyg jobs in the community wheres it resides, Penn has a clear visio for how diversity and inclusion impact the bottom The Urban League serves as the connectofr between individuals, businesses, public policy makers, civic and communit y groups, and will devote its resources to the economicd advancement and talent developmeny of African Americans.
Our aims are We are a nonprofit with limited but one that is committed tooperational integrity, qualitt service and impact programming. We need corporations and philanthropists to invest in this Connect 360 Bydoing so, you’re doing more than giving to just another worthy cause. You’re investing in the future of the city and regionn weall love. Your donation is connecting individuals to connecting homebuyersto education, connectingh small businesses to resources and connectinf youth to college. We want to engagre you, our partners, in makinv sure everyone knows what the UrbanLeague does.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Applied Materials CEO sees chip gear firms dying - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Reports from comments made to reporters while on a trip to the head of the Santa Clarzacompany (NASDAQ:AMAT) said that the companieas that supply chipmaking equipment are finding it very difficulr to merge or do acquisitions. "Thagt leaves very few avenues togive consolidation, othetr than ... companies the Reuters news service reportdSplinter said. Other problems hindering industry consolidatioh are wide differences in the technologythey use, leavingg little room for anything other than a shutdownm of some companies, Splinter reportedly "The semiconductor equipment industry cannot supportr the necessary level of R&D without some amountg of consolidation," Reuters quoted Splintere as saying.
"Today therse is too much repetition, too much wast in the industry." A report on Mondagy indicated that global chip sales poste d their second consecutive monthof increases, up 6.4 percent from Marc to April, but remain 25 percent below salea from a year ago.
Reports from comments made to reporters while on a trip to the head of the Santa Clarzacompany (NASDAQ:AMAT) said that the companieas that supply chipmaking equipment are finding it very difficulr to merge or do acquisitions. "Thagt leaves very few avenues togive consolidation, othetr than ... companies the Reuters news service reportdSplinter said. Other problems hindering industry consolidatioh are wide differences in the technologythey use, leavingg little room for anything other than a shutdownm of some companies, Splinter reportedly "The semiconductor equipment industry cannot supportr the necessary level of R&D without some amountg of consolidation," Reuters quoted Splintere as saying.
"Today therse is too much repetition, too much wast in the industry." A report on Mondagy indicated that global chip sales poste d their second consecutive monthof increases, up 6.4 percent from Marc to April, but remain 25 percent below salea from a year ago.
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