Small Business: Skimp on insurance at your own perilFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 6:41AMSmall business owners are getting some reminders this month that the forces of nature can threaten a company's survival. And that they need to be sure their businesses are well protected against a variety of disasters.
Board trims school projectFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 2:35AMEASTHAMPTON - The Easthampton High School Building Committee has cut back some options for the project, but just how much the state will share in the cost is still unknown.
Kasprzak and Crook Vying for Post of Mayor - Candidate ProfilesFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 2:22AMCurrent Village Trustee Allan Kasprzak and incumbent Clark Crook each seek the office of mayor of East Aurora in Tuesday's village election. Below are the candidates answers to the Advertiser's questions about their thoughts on the village and its future. [Editor's note: Due to a software error, the printed version of the March 11 Advertiser included mangled versions of Kasprzak's answers. The ...
Can education get a bailout, too?Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 2:07AMSpeed up the passage of student loan reform; lift the heavy burden of financing It is a cause for extreme concern when the general public and legislators are against tax increases but find it perfectly acceptable to allow student tuition to increase while making drastic cuts in the quality of education, effectively creating an onerous “student [...]
Budget 2010: Alistair Darling receives borrowing boostFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 1:40AMThe Chancellor is on course to undershoot his full-year borrowing forecast which could give him room to offer some eye-catching giveaways.
What would a new consumer protection agency do?Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 9:55PMWatch out for consumers, police financial products. It sounds like a simple mandate for a proposed new consumer protection agency.
Chow: ACS to shed 200 jobsThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 9:53PMANDERSON, Ind. — Anderson Community Schools will eliminate 200 or more jobs in the coming school year as the district continues to deal with multi-million-dollar budget deficits even after the coming consolidation of schools.
Rep. Lewis warns of looming state aid cuts in FY ‘11Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 11:14AMSTONEHAM, MA - State Representative Jason Lewis (D-Winchester) warned town officials last week that local aid will almost certainly be slashed this year, but further predicted that FY’12 will prove even worse for the Commonwealth.
Education: Morning RoundupMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 10:56AMMorning Roundup: From NPR : The Allure of For-Profit Universities Grows As higher learning becomes increasingly expensive, students are taking a greater hand in where and how they get an education. Anya Kamenetz, author of the forthcoming DIY U , talks with host Guy Raz about the growing attraction to revenue-seeking universities. From The Washington Post : Obama: Revise No Child Left Behind law ...
Central Vermont Reports 2009 Fourth Quarter EarningsMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 10:24AMRUTLAND, VT--(Marketwire - 03/15/10) - Central Vermont Public Service (NYSE: CV - News ) -- 2009 earnings of $20.4 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, 22 cents higher than 2008 -- $0.1 million decrease in operating revenue -- $7.5 million decrease in purchased power expense -- $6.8 million increase in other operating expenses -- $1.2 million increase in equity in earnings of affiliates -- $2.4 ...
BofA's overdraft shockerMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 10:13AMA new policy on overdraft fees, announced last week by Bank of America, contains a revolutionary thought: You can't spend money you don't have.
InnVest REIT Reports Fourth Quarter ResultsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:08AMTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 12, 2010) - InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust ("InnVest" or the "Trust") (TSX:INN.UN) today announced financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009. Unless otherwise indicated, monetary data is in thousands of dollars, except for per unit, average daily rate ("ADR"), and revenue per available room ("RevPAR") amounts. "
InnVest REIT Reports Fourth Quarter ResultsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:00AMTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 03/12/10) - InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust ("InnVest" or the "Trust") (TSX: INN.UN - News ) today announced financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009. Unless otherwise indicated, monetary data is in thousands of dollars, except for per unit, average daily rate ("ADR"), and revenue per available room ("RevPAR") amounts. "Our ...
Auditor general says plan to fight debt lackingFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:16AMNew Brunswick's net debt is headed for a whopping $11 billion by 2014-15 and that's a concern, says auditor general Michael Ferguson.
Promethean to float at 200pFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:29AMLONDON (SHARECAST) - The flotation price of Promethean World , the Blackburn-based maker of electronic whiteboards, has been set at 200p per share.
GOP picks Burns for special electionFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:42AMThe state Republican Party selected Tim Burns Thursday as the party's nominee to appear on the May 18 ballot for the special election to fill the remainder of the term left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha last month.
School districts begin making painful decisionsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:41AMCuts are slicing their way through west-central Illinois school districts trying to deal with a slowdown in state funding. Meredosia and Bluffs announced plans to reduce staff and faculty at their board meetings Wednesday.Eugene Link,...
Bill aimed at cutting health care overpaymentsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:16AMCongressman Patrick Murphy's bill, the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act, would reduce waste, fraud and abuse resulting from lack of oversight on the part of federal agencies.
China lassoes its neighborsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:13AMWith the Doha Round of negotiations of the World Trade Organization in limbo, the heavy hitters of international trade have been engaged in a race to sew up trade agreements with smaller partners.
Murphy bill aimed at cutting health care overpaymentsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:04AMThe Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act would reduce waste, fraud and abuse resulting from lack of oversight on the part of federal agencies.
Cardinal George discusses dichotomy of state budget crisisThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:03AMEven Cardinal Francis George was talking about the Illinois budget Wednesday. Speaking at the Homewood Rotary Club's luncheon at Flossmoor Country Club, George assured a roomful of businesspeople, village officials and other members of the clergy that Catholic bishops would not be weighing in on details of the Illinois budget. "But we do come out against cutting social services - to keep human ...
Timeline of a Greek tragedyThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:59AM(ATHENS ) - The Greek government faces another nation-wide strike on Thursday against landmark austerity measures to avert bankruptcy and reform the entire economy.
Ukraine's leading English-language newspaper since 1995Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:44AMAzarov said state coffers were "empty" and that a "realistic" budget would have to be redrafted for 2010. Ukraine's Mykola Azarov, nominated on Mar. 11 to be prime minister, said state coffers were "empty" and that a "realistic" budget would have to be redrafted for 2010.
A Consumer Bill Gives Exemption on Payday LoansWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:24AMSEWELL CHAN Senator Bob Corker wants a proposed bank agency to be more lenient toward nonbank companies, but some advocates say that would hurt consumers.
A consumer bill gives exemption on payday loansWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:22AMWASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican who is playing a crucial role in bipartisan negotiations over financial regulation, pressed to remove a provision from draft legislation that would have empowered federal authorities to crack down on payday lenders, people involved in the talks said. The industry is politically influential in his home state and a significant contributor to ...
Jacques Forest and the New Investor Group: Raymor Industries Inc, Shareholders Special News UpdateWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:01AMQUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - Jacques Forest And The New Investor Group (hereinafter referred to as the "New Investor Group") are releasing this update to inform all Raymor shareholders of crucial new developments. On March 4, 2010, the New Investor Group filed a Motion for an Order to Safeguard the Rights of the 8,000 existing Raymor Shareholders for such time and on such terms ...
A Consumer Bill Gives Exemption on Payday LoansWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:11AMSenator Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican who is playing a crucial role in bipartisan negotiations over financial regulation, pressed to remove a provision from draft legislation that would have empowered federal authorities to crack down on payday lenders, people involved in the talks said.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-10 09:58 UPDATE 2-Gonzalez-Paramo wants euro zone fiscal coordinationWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:27AMMADRID, March 10 (Reuters) - Euro zone countries must make more of an effort to coordinate fiscal policy, European Central Bank policymaker Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo said in comments published on Wednesday. The Greek financial crisis has shown the importance of building fiscal barriers in good times, he was quoted as telling Spanish newspaper Expansion in an interview last Friday. The crisis ...
No exitWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:11AMThe Group of 20 (G-20) countries, in their response to the financial crisis during 2008-2009, adopted highly expansionary fiscal and monetary policies to re-inflate their economies out of the crisis, fought any form of deflation, and prevented market adjustment of speculative asset prices or bubbles.
Daily BriefingWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:13AMToday's business news in brief
Letters March 4, 2010Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:16AMBoard Should Resist Pressure Dear Editor: Please publish my address to the Sag Harbor School Board: I would like to address the board this evening and wish the board success in arriving at a solution to Saturday’s scheduled contract negotiations, hopefully, by solving their differences, in the best interest of the entire community. In the last several BOE [...]
I-95 express toll lane project scaled backMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:35AMRoads, bridges, tunnels to get redirected money for upkeep Roads, bridges, tunnels to get redirected money for upkeep
SANDERS: China sitting on biggest of all economic bubbles?Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:55AMANALYSIS/OPINION: When Prime Minister Wen Jiabao trotted out his litany of promised reforms to the annual rubber-stamp parliament this month, they reconfirmed growing suspicions of the Chinese economy's fragility. Now more veteran observers are joining that little band (including this writer) that has predicted an implosion of the jerry-built system. Granted that some of us have been saying it ...
Express toll lane project on I-95 being scaled backMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:58AMRoads, bridges, tunnels to get redirected money for upkeep The Maryland Transportation Authority, faced with slumping revenue and the increasing cost of maintaining aging roads, tunnels and bridges, has drastically cut back one of its two current "mega-projects" - adding "express toll lanes" to Interstate 95 in the White Marsh area.
Tough times reach VernonMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:12AMThe tiny but historically well-off municipality feels the pinch of the recession and votes to end healthcare coverage for city workers' families. Employees are shocked, and they're not the only ones. For generations, the city of Vernon has been the eccentric, rich uncle of southeast Los Angeles.
Foristell proposes $1.7M bond issueMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:03AMForistell voters will decide April 6 whether to authorize up to $1.7 million in bonds to install a lift station in place of the city's sewage lagoon.
MONTGOMERY: District claims school bond savingsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:34AMMONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Township School District will save $1.4 million in costs associated with its referendum projects, after a bond sale last month resulted in an interest rate well below projections.
Back to SchoolFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:16AMCarstarphen and Austin ISD trustees wrestle over priorities, budget, and power
From global warming to $80 a barrel oilFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:09AMIn January, oil prices briefly surged past $80 a barrel, prompting US Energy Secretary Chu to add more proof that high-priced oil, if not global warming is taken seriously by high level national deciders and policy makers.