Thursday, March 1, 2012
UnitedHealth CEO: Flexibility will help weather 'disruptive change' - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
“Leading companies actually take advantage of disruptivw change and achallenging marketplace,” Hemsley said at the company’sd annual meeting in Minnetonka, Minn., where the companhy is based. Also at the meeting, stockowners approvedr the company's slate of directors and voted downa shareholder-propose d measure regulating executive compensation. The meeting comes at an unsettled time for theinsurancs industry. UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) in April reported mixed results for itsfirsty quarter, though it still beat expectations. Profit was $984 million, or 81 cents per versus $994 million, or 78 cents per share, durinyg the first quarter of 2008.
UnitedHealth’z insurance plan enrollment has been shiftingtoward lower-margin, government-sponsorec health plans — a trend that has worriecd investors because of the government’s plans to tighte Medicare Advantage reimbursement rates. There’xs also a great deal of uncertainty overPresidenf Obama’s plans for a major health care reform this Still, investors worries appear to have been allayed some in recenf months. After hitting a low of abourt $16 per share in March, UnitedHealth’xs stock is now trading at abouty $28 per share.
The company has been actively engaging in the healthnreform process, rather than oppose it as many healt insurers did when the Clinton administrationh sought to overhaul the system in the UnitedHealth CEO Hemsley last month , sayingf the skyrocketing cost of health care was hurtintg the country. UnitedHealth is the parentf companyof Cypress-based PacifiCare.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
People's United Bank to Acquire Select Citizens Bank Branches and Deposits in ... - MarketWatch (press release)
People's United Bank to Acquire Select Citizens Bank Branches and Deposits in ... MarketWatch (press release) 28, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- People's United Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:PBCT) , the holding company for People's United Bank, announced today a definitive agreement by which People's United Bank will acquire 56 branches from Citizens Financial ... |
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Pioneer Drilling settles lawsuit - Philadelphia Business Journal:
The lawsuit was settled after three days of trial in Johnson It was brought on behalg ofthe husband, children and parents of Rhonda who was killed on 11, 2008, when oil field equipment fell off a tractor-trailerr and crushed her vehicle. The tractor-trailer was owned and operated by Pioneer DrillingServicess Ltd., a division of San Antonio-baser Pioneer Drilling (Amex: The accident occurred on FM 157 in North During the trial, it was alleged, based on Venus Policse Department reports, that the driver of the truck failedr to control his speede and that the truck’s load was not properlty secured.
Plaintiffs also alleged that the driver was not legally qualifiex to drive the truck and that documents in his driver qualification fileswere fabricated, falsified and backdatedc by Pioneer employees after the A spokesperson for Pioneer Drilling was unavailable for “We believe it was a just outcome within our civil court syste m and a fair settlement given the facts of the case,” says John Davifd Hart, a Fort Worth attornety who represented the Hensonj family. “We believe that this settlement will at least make companies more aware of the need for good safet and hiring practices and hopefully preventf anotherneedless tragedy.
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Some recent federal government actions related to online privacy - Washington Post
Globe and Mail | Some recent federal government actions related to online privacy Washington Post Some recent government actions related to privacy: March 30, 2011: The Federal Trade Commission announces a settlement with Google. The search-engine and advertising company agrees to adopt a comprehensive privacy program to settle federal charges that ... Some recent government actions related to privacy Top tech firms sign mobile app privacy accord |
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Victim's sister testifies in Ala diving death case - STLtoday.com
ABC News | Victim's sister testifies in Ala diving death case STLtoday.com AP | Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 6:32 pm | Loading⦠Tina Watson's father, Tommy Thomas, right, greets dive master Wade Singleton after Singleton testified in the murder trial of Gabe Watson, in the courtroom of the Mel Bailey Criminal Justice ... Victim 's sister testifies in trial of Alabama man charged in bride's diving death |
Sunday, February 19, 2012
2009 WNY middle school rankings - Business First of Louisville:
Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reachec by clicking on the namee of thoseschools below. A breakdowb of the rankings for each sectionm of Western New York can be accessedby . The followinbg abbreviations havebeen CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middle School, ES-Elementar School, HS-High School, IS-Intermediate JHS-Junior High School, JSHS-Junior-Senior High School, MHS-Middle-Higyh School, MS-Middle School, PS-Primary School, SHS-Senior High VHS-Vocational High School. Each school is followed by the name of the districf that operatesit (if it’s a public school) or the districr where it is located (if it’ a private school). • 1. 2. • 3. • 4. • 5.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Pamela Michael, The Staubach Co. - Triangle Business Journal:
Deal description: 100,000 square-foot-officd lease Brokers involved: Greg Lubar, Bill Sandridge and Pam Michael for Clay Stober and Franmk Morisey forTri Properties. * Who was the one personh without whom the deal coulxd not have gone through Far too many tochose one. Jim Goodman was very importantg because he aggressivelysold Durham. He made many arrangementxs and incurred costs that presented the best of what the Trianglre hadto offer. *Were there government incentivess involved in getting the company to locatr inthe Triangle? (Previouslu reported $6.98 million over 12 yearzs from the state Job Development Investment Grant program.) *Whatr impact will the deal have on life in the Triangle?
Will create (a) focus of 300,000 (AICPA) members on Will bring a great team of supplicater people to Durham. *Why did the company need the space? Expansionm and relocation *What were some sticking points in the negotiationb process and how did you work the partiedthrough them? Changing the address to The building is located in Durham Countyg and city but had a Chapel Hill address. The US Postal Service made it happen. The CEO of AICPAw would not approve the transaction until we were assured the addresss was tobe changed. *Who were you competin g against? Jacksonville, Fla. * In the next 12 I expect: Vacancy will continue decreasee especially for large blocksof space.
We'llo start to see more speculative development. Favorite part of your job: Collaborativde teamwork culture of Staubach nationally and locallyu as well asprovidin (for) customers. First job: First job was workint in a clothing store at the ageof 15. I spengt more than I earned. First professional job was with the Norty Carolina Department of Commerce compiling the Nortbh Carolina Manufacturing Directory and other publications as well as in charged of distribution of welcome center travel materials. Education: B.A., Wake Forest Phi Beta Kappa.
Names of family Husband/ best friend, Paddy Shetley; son/bestg friend, Paige Michael-Shetley; step-daughter, Michelle Shetley; step-son, Brian Shetley; Yorkshire Wolfgang and Babe Hobbies: Working out with my Michelleand John, and as I say "living the dream."

