Saturday, April 14, 2012

New state business group forms - Baltimore Business Journal:

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The council said it intends to work with elected officials and policy makers to developa pro-employment agenda. Council members include, , , , , , , and Madison'ds . “When we talk about how we can sustai n our qualityof life, we’re realluy talking about the need to establish a betteer business climate, one that opens the door to innovation and employment,” said Phil Prange, the council’d president and chief executive officer and owner of consulting firm . “The Wisconsin Businessw Council was established because we believer there are mutually beneficial solutions to the challenges weface today," Prangew said.
"If the currenyt economic downturn has made onething clear, it’s that a flourishingt private sector is critical for family-supporting jobs and a robustg tax base.” Scott VanderSanden, the council’s chairman and presidentf of AT&T Wisconsin, says more must be done to energizr and advance efforts that promote Wisconsijn as a good place to live and do “As the nation’s economy begins to smart businesses will be looking for opportunitiesw to resume growth,” VanderSanden “We need to make sure Wisconsin’z business climate and policieas welcome new investment and encourag e job creation.
We need to send a strong signal that Wisconsij is a place where businesses can grow and prospe r during the next business cyclsand beyond.” Members of the council say the organization’s optimistic outlook and proactivde stance will lead to a constructive dialogue among electe officials, legislative leaders, policy experts and members of the generakl public. Ultimately, however, the council’s private sector supporterz will be looking forreal results.
“Ouer future vitality requires a comprehensivr strategy that recognizes the broad nature of our existing economic base and the unique strengthes of ourwork force,” said Jim Senty, a member of the council’s advisory who also serves as president of Midwest Natural Gas, of La and chairman of Park Bank, of Madison. “At the same we need to be realistic about areas where our performance needs improvement and devise effectivre strategies to achieve new levelseof success.
” Marc Marotta, a member of the Wisconsi n Business Council’s board of directorse and former secretary of the Wisconsin Department of said the state is fortunate because of the diverse naturr of its industries, ranging from manufacturing and agricultures to insurance, health care and retail. However, the state’s work forcw lags the national average in the percentagde of workers with advanced degrees and also fallsx below average in the numbeer of workers employed in whatthe U.S.
Department of Laboer classifiesas high-technology “The Wisconsin Business Council wants to give voicre to these issues, whilre engaging leaders throughout the statw in an aggressive search for solutions,” said “From our solid K–12 schoolsd and higher education system to our technical colleges and apprenticee training programs, we have many of the key buildinhg blocks in place. At the same time, it’s clear more must be done to preserver these assets and establish a more vibrantbusinessa climate.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Pakistan reveals soft side to India with trade show - Reuters

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Pakistan reveals soft side to India with trade show

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By Matthias Williams and Annie Banerji | NEW DELHI (Reuters) - From gourmet chefs to fashion houses showcasing muslin suits on the catwalk, Pakistan will unveil a trade fair in New Delhi on Thursday to reveal a soft side to traditional foe India as ...



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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

To Recline or Not Recline - CNBC.com (blog)

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To Recline or Not Recline

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If the seat has a button allowing you to recline, isn't it an unspoken right? Personally, I do think of it as a right and as someone who reclines on most of my flights. I do it with conscious consideration of the person sitting behind me.



Sunday, April 8, 2012

Employee compensation averages $29.39 an hour - Dayton Business Journal:

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Of that, wages and salaries averagef $20.49, accounting for 69.7 percent of costs. which averaged $8.90, accounted for the remaining 30.3 percent of the cost for state and localgovernment workers. The amounty spent on costs for legallyrequirefd benefits, including Social Security, unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation, averaged $2.28 an Employer costs for health, and disability insurance benefits averaged $2.52, while paid leavew benefits (vacations, holidays, sick leave and personal averaged $2.08. Retirement and savingss benefitsaveraged $1.31 per hour worked. Amonhg the four regions, costs for health-insurance benefits ranged from $1.7 an hour in the South to $2.
29i in the Northeast. Health-insurance costs were $2.1e3 in the Midwest and $2.05 in the West.

Friday, April 6, 2012

FESTIVALS: Tips for surviving Coachella, Stagecoach - Press-Enterprise

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FESTIVALS: Tips for surviving Coachella, Stagecoach

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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Rendell proposes personal income tax hike - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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The increase would bring the taxto 3.57 but state law would require it to retur to 3.07 percent after three according to a release from the governor'ds office. Rendell said the temporary increase woulf raiseapproximately $1.5 billion per year in new A temporary tax has been implementer successfully to address a fiscal crisis in Pennsylvanis on three prior the governor's office said. Even with the , the state is more than $1 billion short of balancing its budget by the end of thegovernor said. Raising the incomde tax would be preferable to the Rendell said. “The simple truth is we have no good he said.
“There are no shortcuts out of this crisis, no magi c bullets, no painless path out of this We can do the easy thingy for the moment or the right thingfor Pennsylvania’s future. The fairestg plan is to spread the pain acrosssthe board, and let our economic recovery begin.”

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Exact to raise $8.2M, signs MAYO deal - Boston Business Journal:

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million through a private stock sale and that it inkesd a licensing deal for exclusive rightsto cancer-diagnostidc technologies developed by the for Medicak Education and Research. The company said it had commencede on June 11 the saleof 4.31 million shares of its commoh stock at a purchase price of $1.90 a Meanwhile, Exact (Nasdaq: EXAS), based in Marlborough, Mass., announcer a plan to acquire the worldwide licensing rights to the blood- or stool-based cancee diagnostics and screening technologies developed the MAYO which is based in Under the deals terms, Exact • make upfront paymentxs of $80,000 and a milestone fee of $250,0090 upon the commencement of certain clinical • pay a milestone fee of $500,000 if the approvesd any of the products covered by the agreement.
• pay a minimumk of $10,000 on the deal’s third anniversary • pay a minimumk royalty of $25,000 on the fourth anniversary of theagreemengt • support certain research projects to the tune of $500,000 — at a minimum in the agreement’s first Exact is also obligated to grant MAYO two warrantxs to purchase 1.25 million shares of its common The warrants have six-year terms and are exercisable at a prices of $1.90 per share, according to a regulatory filing.