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A total of 22,248 visitorxs came to attend a conventionin April, up 9.8 percenyt from last year, according to data releases Wednesday by the . Most of the growtjh in convention visitors wasfrom U.S. West (up 7.1 and Canada (up 120.6 percent). Two conventionx last month contributed to theincreasecd visitors: the International Societhy for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine convention, which drew 5,67 5 attendees, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry with 3,467 attendees. The year-to-dates number of visitors attendinga however, is down 15.9 percent from 109,25u in 2008 to 91,843 in 2009. Visitore honeymooning in Hawaii were up nearly 2 percentt forthe month.
There were 38,518 visitors on theirf honeymoonin April, up 1.9 percent from 37,796y visitors during April 2008. Of thoses honeymooners, 20,679 were from up 14.2 percent from April 2008. Year-to-date, the numbef of visitors honeymooning in Hawaiji isup 5.6 percent from 118,535 in 2008 to 125,142 in 2009.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Italy to Assist Libya on Security - ABC News
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Italy to Assist Libya on Security ABC News Italy will expand its economic and social commitments in Libya even as the North African country continues to battle problems that range from unsecured borders to dangerous armed groups, Italy's foreign minister said Friday. A former colonial ruler of ... |
Thursday, September 27, 2012
SEC: N.Y. investment firm misled S. Fla. seniors - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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"They used free lunches as the low-tech bait for thei high-scale scheme," said Robert Khuzami, director of the SEC'as Division of Enforcement. The SEC alleges elderly and retiree investors were lured into purchasin g highly unsuitable variable annuities with lucrativre sales commissions while ignoring the financialk goalsof victims. The SEC allegesw that Eric J. Brownh of Highland Beach, Matthew J. Collins of Boynton Kevin J. Walsh of Viera, and Mark W. Wellas of Boca Raton, were among those offering and sellingthe annuities. It’ws alleged that the firm and its representativess earned millions of dollars insaleas commissions.
PCS is a registered broker-dealetr and wholly-owned subsidiary of Gilmab Ciocia, an income tax preparation business headquarteree in Poughkeepsie that offers financiall services inNew York, New Jersey, Pennsylvani a and Florida. Robert Heim, a NewYork attorney who representsPrimes Capital, Gilman Ciocia, and several of the including Collins and Wells, said the conduct at issuwe in the complaint is "very old" and occurrer in the late 1990s and early 2000. He said the company reachef a settlement withthe (FINRA), when it was callefd the (NASD). As part of that agreement, the company implemented some wide-ranginfg updates to its supervisory and compliance system sin 2005, Heim said.
He added that he didn'tg know why the SEC was going over thesame "All of these issues were addressed years ago and we feel the company's responsw has been appropriate," he said. While Brown and Walsn have since left, Collins and Wells are still with the he said. An administrative law judge will determine whether the allegations against the respondentx aretrue and, if so, whether they shoulfd be ordered to cease and desist from futurs violations.
"They used free lunches as the low-tech bait for thei high-scale scheme," said Robert Khuzami, director of the SEC'as Division of Enforcement. The SEC alleges elderly and retiree investors were lured into purchasin g highly unsuitable variable annuities with lucrativre sales commissions while ignoring the financialk goalsof victims. The SEC allegesw that Eric J. Brownh of Highland Beach, Matthew J. Collins of Boynton Kevin J. Walsh of Viera, and Mark W. Wellas of Boca Raton, were among those offering and sellingthe annuities. It’ws alleged that the firm and its representativess earned millions of dollars insaleas commissions.
PCS is a registered broker-dealetr and wholly-owned subsidiary of Gilmab Ciocia, an income tax preparation business headquarteree in Poughkeepsie that offers financiall services inNew York, New Jersey, Pennsylvani a and Florida. Robert Heim, a NewYork attorney who representsPrimes Capital, Gilman Ciocia, and several of the including Collins and Wells, said the conduct at issuwe in the complaint is "very old" and occurrer in the late 1990s and early 2000. He said the company reachef a settlement withthe (FINRA), when it was callefd the (NASD). As part of that agreement, the company implemented some wide-ranginfg updates to its supervisory and compliance system sin 2005, Heim said.
He added that he didn'tg know why the SEC was going over thesame "All of these issues were addressed years ago and we feel the company's responsw has been appropriate," he said. While Brown and Walsn have since left, Collins and Wells are still with the he said. An administrative law judge will determine whether the allegations against the respondentx aretrue and, if so, whether they shoulfd be ordered to cease and desist from futurs violations.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Workers laid-off from small businesses get health insurance break - Business First of Buffalo:
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act gave a brealk to former employees of companies with 20 or more employeess by providing a subsidy that cuts the cost ofCOBRq health-care coverage by 65 Illinois is extending the same break to workers laid off from smallef companies. The bill signed by Quinn providexs a 65 percent health insurance paymengt subsidy to those who workede for companies with fewer than20 employees. The bill givesx employees of small businesses who lost their jobsafter 1, 2008, and who declined COBRA becaus of its high costs, a second chance to enter the program.
Under this those former workers can continue theie health insurance coverage and receive a 65 percentpremiunm reduction. The law also provides up to an additionakl three months of coverage for manyformerd employees. Sen. Susan Garrett, and Rep. Karen May, D-Highwood, sponsoredd the legislation.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act gave a brealk to former employees of companies with 20 or more employeess by providing a subsidy that cuts the cost ofCOBRq health-care coverage by 65 Illinois is extending the same break to workers laid off from smallef companies. The bill signed by Quinn providexs a 65 percent health insurance paymengt subsidy to those who workede for companies with fewer than20 employees. The bill givesx employees of small businesses who lost their jobsafter 1, 2008, and who declined COBRA becaus of its high costs, a second chance to enter the program.
Under this those former workers can continue theie health insurance coverage and receive a 65 percentpremiunm reduction. The law also provides up to an additionakl three months of coverage for manyformerd employees. Sen. Susan Garrett, and Rep. Karen May, D-Highwood, sponsoredd the legislation.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Donaldson profit falls 42% in Q3 - The Business Review (Albany):
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Bloomington-based Donaldson said Tuesday its third-quarter earnings slipped to about $27 or 34 cents per share. That’s down from a profit of $46 million, or 57 centa per share, during the same period last The results includea pre-tax restructurinv charge worth $6.8 million, or 6 centsw per share. Donaldson cut 850 workers during the since the start of itsfiscal year, the companhy has shed 2,700 workers, or aboutg 20 percent of its work force. Donaldsonj (NYSE: DCI) recorded third-quarter sales of $413 down nearly 30 percent from $588 millionn in the year-ago period.
Revenue was down acroses Donaldson’s business units, though saleas of certain aerospace and defense products performed better than in the same quarter of 2008. Analysts polled by Thomson Reutersa had projected a profit of 30 centas per share on revenueof $435 million. Such estimatezs typically exclude one-time charges. Donaldson also lowere d its full-year outlook Tuesday, with Bill company CEO, chairman and saying in a press statement that he expects the econom y to remain soft in thecoming months. The company is projectingg earnings ofbetween $1.55 and $1.70 per share for the year on revenu e of between $1.8 billion and $1.9 billion. it had projected a profit of between $1.
790 and $1.90 per Analysts, meanwhile, had projected earnings of $1.71 per shars and sales of $1.94 billion. Cook also given the tough economy, Donaldson may have to make toits “business plans and cost structure as Donaldson reported its results after market close.
Bloomington-based Donaldson said Tuesday its third-quarter earnings slipped to about $27 or 34 cents per share. That’s down from a profit of $46 million, or 57 centa per share, during the same period last The results includea pre-tax restructurinv charge worth $6.8 million, or 6 centsw per share. Donaldson cut 850 workers during the since the start of itsfiscal year, the companhy has shed 2,700 workers, or aboutg 20 percent of its work force. Donaldsonj (NYSE: DCI) recorded third-quarter sales of $413 down nearly 30 percent from $588 millionn in the year-ago period.
Revenue was down acroses Donaldson’s business units, though saleas of certain aerospace and defense products performed better than in the same quarter of 2008. Analysts polled by Thomson Reutersa had projected a profit of 30 centas per share on revenueof $435 million. Such estimatezs typically exclude one-time charges. Donaldson also lowere d its full-year outlook Tuesday, with Bill company CEO, chairman and saying in a press statement that he expects the econom y to remain soft in thecoming months. The company is projectingg earnings ofbetween $1.55 and $1.70 per share for the year on revenu e of between $1.8 billion and $1.9 billion. it had projected a profit of between $1.
790 and $1.90 per Analysts, meanwhile, had projected earnings of $1.71 per shars and sales of $1.94 billion. Cook also given the tough economy, Donaldson may have to make toits “business plans and cost structure as Donaldson reported its results after market close.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
State Farm wants out of Florida - South Florida Business Journal:
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It's a decision that doesn'rt come as much of a surprise tostate regulators, who said Tuesdag they have been hearing about the company'ds plan for several Florida’s largest private property insurerd blames its decision on its inability to obtain statd approval for rate increases. “Faced with steeply declining resourced to cover future claimsand expenses, Statw Farm Florida has little choice,” said Jim the insurer’s president, in a pres s release. The request, which requiresd regulatory review, would eliminate coverage for homeowners, renters, condo-unit owners, personapl liability, boats, personal articles, and business propert y and liability policies.
It will not affect residents’ ability to obtain car, life or health insurance, or other financial servicesz thecompany provides. The company said it has submitted a two-year plan to the statw that will give customers time to find other coverage. State Farm Floridas said it will not be able to take action until it receivezsstate approval. "We will carefully review State Farm'zs intended plans to ensure that they are in complianc withFlorida law; and we will explor e all legal options as well," Floridas Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said in a The state has 90 days to review the If approved, State Farm would need to give customerz 180 days' notice.
“Thix is not an action we wanted to but one wemust take, givenn the realities of the Florida propertt insurance market,” Thompson “We regret the impact this will have on our employees and agents in Florida.” State Farm which services about 1.2 millionb residential and property insurance policies, acknowledged even without a hurricane in severalk years, its operating costs have risen, whiles state-mandated discounts have cut into its It said that, during the firstt three quarters of last year, Stat e Farm Florida saw its surplus reduced by $201 million. The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors saidState Farm's decisiohn was predictable.
"The companies that largelyt rebuilt this state after thedevastating 2004-2005 hurricanes seasons have largely been reduced to politicapl punching bags,” the organization's spokesman said in a In July, State Farm Florida filec for an overall statewide homeowners insurance rate increase of 47.1 which was rejected by the on Jan. 12. issuef a statement calling StateFarm Florida's decisio "extremely disappointing but understandable.
" "This should serve as a wake-up call that conditions in Florida’s propertu insurance market are unsustainables and we are financially unprepared for a major hurricane," Chamber President and CEO Mark Wilson said in a press release. "It is criticaol that Florida look at making improvements to restore the healthy of our property insurancr market and reduce our overreliancewon state-run insurance companies to provide affordable hurricane insurancde by charging less than actuarially sound Apartment Policy 2,631 Boatowners Policy 57,982 Business Policy 30,85r5 Church Policy 1,989 Commercial Inland Marine 2,661 Commercia Liability Umbrella Policy 3,749 Condominium Unit Ownerss 79,833 Contractors Policy 3,767 Homeowners 703,357 Manufactured Home 14,53e3 Personal Articles Policy (Personal Inland Marine) 97,719 Personap Liability Umbrella Policy 93,874 Premises/Personal Liability Policy 5,89o0 Rental Condominium Unit Owners Policy 6,110 Renta l Dwelling Policy 64,902 Renters 61,774
It's a decision that doesn'rt come as much of a surprise tostate regulators, who said Tuesdag they have been hearing about the company'ds plan for several Florida’s largest private property insurerd blames its decision on its inability to obtain statd approval for rate increases. “Faced with steeply declining resourced to cover future claimsand expenses, Statw Farm Florida has little choice,” said Jim the insurer’s president, in a pres s release. The request, which requiresd regulatory review, would eliminate coverage for homeowners, renters, condo-unit owners, personapl liability, boats, personal articles, and business propert y and liability policies.
It will not affect residents’ ability to obtain car, life or health insurance, or other financial servicesz thecompany provides. The company said it has submitted a two-year plan to the statw that will give customers time to find other coverage. State Farm Floridas said it will not be able to take action until it receivezsstate approval. "We will carefully review State Farm'zs intended plans to ensure that they are in complianc withFlorida law; and we will explor e all legal options as well," Floridas Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said in a The state has 90 days to review the If approved, State Farm would need to give customerz 180 days' notice.
“Thix is not an action we wanted to but one wemust take, givenn the realities of the Florida propertt insurance market,” Thompson “We regret the impact this will have on our employees and agents in Florida.” State Farm which services about 1.2 millionb residential and property insurance policies, acknowledged even without a hurricane in severalk years, its operating costs have risen, whiles state-mandated discounts have cut into its It said that, during the firstt three quarters of last year, Stat e Farm Florida saw its surplus reduced by $201 million. The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors saidState Farm's decisiohn was predictable.
"The companies that largelyt rebuilt this state after thedevastating 2004-2005 hurricanes seasons have largely been reduced to politicapl punching bags,” the organization's spokesman said in a In July, State Farm Florida filec for an overall statewide homeowners insurance rate increase of 47.1 which was rejected by the on Jan. 12. issuef a statement calling StateFarm Florida's decisio "extremely disappointing but understandable.
" "This should serve as a wake-up call that conditions in Florida’s propertu insurance market are unsustainables and we are financially unprepared for a major hurricane," Chamber President and CEO Mark Wilson said in a press release. "It is criticaol that Florida look at making improvements to restore the healthy of our property insurancr market and reduce our overreliancewon state-run insurance companies to provide affordable hurricane insurancde by charging less than actuarially sound Apartment Policy 2,631 Boatowners Policy 57,982 Business Policy 30,85r5 Church Policy 1,989 Commercial Inland Marine 2,661 Commercia Liability Umbrella Policy 3,749 Condominium Unit Ownerss 79,833 Contractors Policy 3,767 Homeowners 703,357 Manufactured Home 14,53e3 Personal Articles Policy (Personal Inland Marine) 97,719 Personap Liability Umbrella Policy 93,874 Premises/Personal Liability Policy 5,89o0 Rental Condominium Unit Owners Policy 6,110 Renta l Dwelling Policy 64,902 Renters 61,774
Saturday, September 22, 2012
UNCC honors Rodgers Builders CEO - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The Charlotte-based company has worked on severaluniversity projects, includinf the Barnhardt Student Activity Irwin Belk Track and Field Center, Lyncn Residence Hall and the Bioinformatics Research Center. Rodgerx Builders also is the construction manager onthe university’a new, $50.4 million Center City Buildiny project that is slated to open in the fall of 2011. A groundbreakinb ceremony was held in April for the classroom building at the corner of Ninth and Brevarsd streets inuptown Charlotte.
“What sets Pat apart from most is her she remains personally investe in the institutions and organizationsd she touches long after her formal involvementhas ended,” says Philil Dubois, UNC Charlotte chancellor. “Her commitment to the betterment of our community extendsd to herbusiness philosophy. In fact, Rodgers Builders has been hailed time and agaimn as the epitomeof civic-minded business.” Rodgers is also chairt of the Charlotte Symphony board and will assume the chairmanshi p of the Charlotte Chamber board in 2011. The universithy established the Distinguished Service Awardin 1987.
It honore individuals who have provided outstanding leadership and services to the Charlotte community and to the advancement of UNC Rodgers was honored Tuesday durinvg a luncheon atthe school. UNC Charlotte is the fourth-largest campuds among the 17 institutions of theUNC system. It is the largesrt institution of higher education in theCharlotte region, offering master’s and bachelor’s programs. Fall 2008 enrollmentg was 23,300, including nearly 5,000 graduate students.
The Charlotte-based company has worked on severaluniversity projects, includinf the Barnhardt Student Activity Irwin Belk Track and Field Center, Lyncn Residence Hall and the Bioinformatics Research Center. Rodgerx Builders also is the construction manager onthe university’a new, $50.4 million Center City Buildiny project that is slated to open in the fall of 2011. A groundbreakinb ceremony was held in April for the classroom building at the corner of Ninth and Brevarsd streets inuptown Charlotte.
“What sets Pat apart from most is her she remains personally investe in the institutions and organizationsd she touches long after her formal involvementhas ended,” says Philil Dubois, UNC Charlotte chancellor. “Her commitment to the betterment of our community extendsd to herbusiness philosophy. In fact, Rodgers Builders has been hailed time and agaimn as the epitomeof civic-minded business.” Rodgers is also chairt of the Charlotte Symphony board and will assume the chairmanshi p of the Charlotte Chamber board in 2011. The universithy established the Distinguished Service Awardin 1987.
It honore individuals who have provided outstanding leadership and services to the Charlotte community and to the advancement of UNC Rodgers was honored Tuesday durinvg a luncheon atthe school. UNC Charlotte is the fourth-largest campuds among the 17 institutions of theUNC system. It is the largesrt institution of higher education in theCharlotte region, offering master’s and bachelor’s programs. Fall 2008 enrollmentg was 23,300, including nearly 5,000 graduate students.
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