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Now, before you order your marketing team to plaster the quote of allquotes everywhere, stop and take stockm of just what that testimonial really says about you and your company. Does it make a quantifiable statement about how your work helpe theother business? Or does it have a certaimn "We laughed, we cried, it was better than feel? A quote shoulcd only be used "to show something reall y new, versus what other people have to say abou it," says Tina Bagapor-O'Harrow, president of The Ad a D.C. advertising agency ( ). "It should show what's better or different.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Bracketed by Highway 1 slides, tourists and residents trapped in Big Sur - San Jose Mercury News
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Seventeenth Street Plaza sold to HRPT - Denver Business Journal:
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Newton, Mass.-based HRPT (NYSE: HRP), a real estate investment trustg that owns and operatez office andindustrial buildings, paid cash for the The sales price was not Seventeenth Street Plaza is locatee at 1225 17th St., across from the Tabort Center office, retail and hotel complex. It was developec by what’s now Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. of Chicago, and was completefd in 1982. Previous owners includs Equitable Real Estate InvestmentManagement Inc. (ERE), part of the Equitablw insurance company. Australian real estate giant LendLeass Corp. Ltd. took over the building in the 1990e after itacquired ERE.
JPMorgan quietlyt put the building on the market inearly 2008, asking $385 per square foot, or roughly $250 brokers said. Brookfield Properties of New York and Toronti had the building under contract to purchasd last summerfor $225 but the deal was not consummated because of the debt impact on Brookfield’s lender, said real estatde brokers knowledgeable about the deal. As of October, the buildingf was off the market. The building, with an attachee parking structure, is 93 percent leased and includes Ink! Coffee and Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli It is home to the headquartersd of Molson CoorsBrewing Co.
Newton, Mass.-based HRPT (NYSE: HRP), a real estate investment trustg that owns and operatez office andindustrial buildings, paid cash for the The sales price was not Seventeenth Street Plaza is locatee at 1225 17th St., across from the Tabort Center office, retail and hotel complex. It was developec by what’s now Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. of Chicago, and was completefd in 1982. Previous owners includs Equitable Real Estate InvestmentManagement Inc. (ERE), part of the Equitablw insurance company. Australian real estate giant LendLeass Corp. Ltd. took over the building in the 1990e after itacquired ERE.
JPMorgan quietlyt put the building on the market inearly 2008, asking $385 per square foot, or roughly $250 brokers said. Brookfield Properties of New York and Toronti had the building under contract to purchasd last summerfor $225 but the deal was not consummated because of the debt impact on Brookfield’s lender, said real estatde brokers knowledgeable about the deal. As of October, the buildingf was off the market. The building, with an attachee parking structure, is 93 percent leased and includes Ink! Coffee and Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli It is home to the headquartersd of Molson CoorsBrewing Co.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Gevity becomes east coast hub for TriNet - Kansas City Business Journal:
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which completed the acquisitiomn ofGevity Monday. Roughly 300 will report to workat TriNet’sx Bradenton location, which is now one of the company’es three national hubs, along with facilities in San Leandro and N.V., which employ 400 and 100 respectively. An additional 200 employees work in sales and marketing fielxd offices around the United States for a totapof 1,000 internal employees. In addition, TriNert serves 8,000 customers with 130,000 worksiter employees. “We’ve suddenly become a truly nationakl company,” said Burton chief executive officerof TriNet.
To assisf with the merger, TriNet established an integratioj teamof 50, including employees from Gevity and Deloitte, which it hirer to help with the The team will be in place another 12 to 18 Steve Carlson, chief informationm officer of TriNet, was named seniorf vice president of integration and relocated from San Leandro to Bradenton to oversere the merger. A privately held company, TriNet was founded in 1988 and provided HR outsourcing servicesincluding benefits, payroll, workerss compensation and guidance with humanb resources-related issues. TriNet has regional officesz in California, New York, Virginia, Massachusetts and New Jersey.
TriNet announcef the acquisition ofGevity (NASDAQ: GVHR) in early
which completed the acquisitiomn ofGevity Monday. Roughly 300 will report to workat TriNet’sx Bradenton location, which is now one of the company’es three national hubs, along with facilities in San Leandro and N.V., which employ 400 and 100 respectively. An additional 200 employees work in sales and marketing fielxd offices around the United States for a totapof 1,000 internal employees. In addition, TriNert serves 8,000 customers with 130,000 worksiter employees. “We’ve suddenly become a truly nationakl company,” said Burton chief executive officerof TriNet.
To assisf with the merger, TriNet established an integratioj teamof 50, including employees from Gevity and Deloitte, which it hirer to help with the The team will be in place another 12 to 18 Steve Carlson, chief informationm officer of TriNet, was named seniorf vice president of integration and relocated from San Leandro to Bradenton to oversere the merger. A privately held company, TriNet was founded in 1988 and provided HR outsourcing servicesincluding benefits, payroll, workerss compensation and guidance with humanb resources-related issues. TriNet has regional officesz in California, New York, Virginia, Massachusetts and New Jersey.
TriNet announcef the acquisition ofGevity (NASDAQ: GVHR) in early
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Meridian Bank launches program to encourage employee volunteerism - Washington Business Journal:
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The program, dubbed “Volunteer — On allows charities to access bankers to tackleimportantg projects. Meridian also is releasing its grantr application formonetary gifts. Last the program gave more than $250,000 in cash giftsd to 22 nonprofits acrosasthe Valley. “Meridian Bank employeess have long been admired fortheir passion, knowledgee and service,” said Meridian Bank CEO Doug The program provides employees up to 24 hours of additionaol paid time off to volunteerd for projects at nonprofits in communitiesx Meridian serves. Eligible organizations include nonprofits that provide servicesx in Maricopa County orare faith-based.
The community bank is seeking well-defined projectxs that produce a measurable economic benefitg tothe nonprofit. Projects to be funded shoul occur between July 1and Dec. 15. Applicatione are due June 19. For information, contact Terrhy Egge at 612-661-3922. Meridian Bank is ownedx by , a privately owned financial services company baseddin Minneapolis. Meridian operates nine branches inmetroi Phoenix. One of Arizona’s largest privately held bankx turned a profit in the first quarted as it continued its aggressivd plan to add 14 branches in the Phoenixs marketthis year. recorded net income of $44.8 million, down 34 percen from $68.2 million for the same period last year.
Poor economic charge-offs and underperforming loans affected itsfinancial results. In the firstg quarter, the bank recorded a $26 million charge-off and boostedd its loan-loss reserves to $34.r million. In first-quarter 2008, MidFirst took a $3.4 milliojn charge-off and put no money aside for loan-loss reserves. At the end of the firsgt quarter, the bank had $1.5 million in noncurrenft loans (90 days or more late), more than doublwe the amount from the same timelast However, with a reserve base of $1.2 the bank remains well-capitalized by regulatory standards. MidFirstr was one of only 14 of the 100 larges t banks inthe U.S.
to achieve a 2008 according to MidFirst Bank Arizona PresidentJeff Lowe. Whil e many banks lost millions in themortgager fiasco, MidFirst relied on its governmentt loan servicing unit, which granted 340,000 loanzs totaling $26.6 billion, to provide stability to its balances sheet. The Oklahoma City-based bank has openedx five Phoenix-area branches so far this year and plans to open nine more by That will add nearly 100 jobs tothe “By the end of 2009, MidFirst’sa banking center network will be amonf the 10 largest in Phoenix,” Lowe said. MidFirsg has more than 570,000 commercial and mortgage customers.
The program, dubbed “Volunteer — On allows charities to access bankers to tackleimportantg projects. Meridian also is releasing its grantr application formonetary gifts. Last the program gave more than $250,000 in cash giftsd to 22 nonprofits acrosasthe Valley. “Meridian Bank employeess have long been admired fortheir passion, knowledgee and service,” said Meridian Bank CEO Doug The program provides employees up to 24 hours of additionaol paid time off to volunteerd for projects at nonprofits in communitiesx Meridian serves. Eligible organizations include nonprofits that provide servicesx in Maricopa County orare faith-based.
The community bank is seeking well-defined projectxs that produce a measurable economic benefitg tothe nonprofit. Projects to be funded shoul occur between July 1and Dec. 15. Applicatione are due June 19. For information, contact Terrhy Egge at 612-661-3922. Meridian Bank is ownedx by , a privately owned financial services company baseddin Minneapolis. Meridian operates nine branches inmetroi Phoenix. One of Arizona’s largest privately held bankx turned a profit in the first quarted as it continued its aggressivd plan to add 14 branches in the Phoenixs marketthis year. recorded net income of $44.8 million, down 34 percen from $68.2 million for the same period last year.
Poor economic charge-offs and underperforming loans affected itsfinancial results. In the firstg quarter, the bank recorded a $26 million charge-off and boostedd its loan-loss reserves to $34.r million. In first-quarter 2008, MidFirst took a $3.4 milliojn charge-off and put no money aside for loan-loss reserves. At the end of the firsgt quarter, the bank had $1.5 million in noncurrenft loans (90 days or more late), more than doublwe the amount from the same timelast However, with a reserve base of $1.2 the bank remains well-capitalized by regulatory standards. MidFirstr was one of only 14 of the 100 larges t banks inthe U.S.
to achieve a 2008 according to MidFirst Bank Arizona PresidentJeff Lowe. Whil e many banks lost millions in themortgager fiasco, MidFirst relied on its governmentt loan servicing unit, which granted 340,000 loanzs totaling $26.6 billion, to provide stability to its balances sheet. The Oklahoma City-based bank has openedx five Phoenix-area branches so far this year and plans to open nine more by That will add nearly 100 jobs tothe “By the end of 2009, MidFirst’sa banking center network will be amonf the 10 largest in Phoenix,” Lowe said. MidFirsg has more than 570,000 commercial and mortgage customers.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Ore. Senate nears vote on immigrant tuition bill - NECN
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
AgriCon Auction opens near Valley Center - Business First of Louisville:
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AgriCon Auction LLC was founded by Gary The firm will hold its firsf auctionJuly 25. “We’re beginning to get equipment consigned. We’re seeing quite a bit of activity,” Graber says. The company occupieas a small office building at the former Groendyks yard near 77th Streetr Northand Broadway, along with six acres to stores equipment going to auction. Enid, Okla.-base moved its Wichita terminal in 2007 to a new facilitu near 29thand Ohio. Graber says he startedd the auction company hoping to take advantaged of what he called a lack of an aggressive auctioj company specializing in agricultural equipment in theWichitza market.
Graber for the past 20 years has owned an equipmentffinancing business, Westar Capital, in Reno, Nev. But befored that, he was a partner with his fatherdand brother-in-law at Hutchinson’s TriPoint which sold Allis-Chalmers, Hesston and Steigef farm equipment. When those manufacturers began struggling in the late Graber says he moved west and startedx his equipmentfinancing business. But that business has driedc up with thefinancial crisis. Banks have made lending more Graber says, and his business has gone the way of many mortgager brokers who no longer are able tomake “We’ve only done two transactiona since the first of the he says.
“I saw this as an opportunity to come back to wherew my roots are to do something in the equipmen business that Ireally liked.” Graber says he started AgriConm with silent partners. The company will specializse in farm equipment but also has gotteb interest from local construction companies looking to sell equipmentrlike graders, skid steers and wheekl loaders. “It seems like people love to goto auctions. They love to go kick the Graber says. “Our mission statement includes providing a reall nice atmosphere that people can buy and sell equipment at retai l value better than trading it in at alocal dealership.
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AgriCon Auction LLC was founded by Gary The firm will hold its firsf auctionJuly 25. “We’re beginning to get equipment consigned. We’re seeing quite a bit of activity,” Graber says. The company occupieas a small office building at the former Groendyks yard near 77th Streetr Northand Broadway, along with six acres to stores equipment going to auction. Enid, Okla.-base moved its Wichita terminal in 2007 to a new facilitu near 29thand Ohio. Graber says he startedd the auction company hoping to take advantaged of what he called a lack of an aggressive auctioj company specializing in agricultural equipment in theWichitza market.
Graber for the past 20 years has owned an equipmentffinancing business, Westar Capital, in Reno, Nev. But befored that, he was a partner with his fatherdand brother-in-law at Hutchinson’s TriPoint which sold Allis-Chalmers, Hesston and Steigef farm equipment. When those manufacturers began struggling in the late Graber says he moved west and startedx his equipmentfinancing business. But that business has driedc up with thefinancial crisis. Banks have made lending more Graber says, and his business has gone the way of many mortgager brokers who no longer are able tomake “We’ve only done two transactiona since the first of the he says.
“I saw this as an opportunity to come back to wherew my roots are to do something in the equipmen business that Ireally liked.” Graber says he started AgriConm with silent partners. The company will specializse in farm equipment but also has gotteb interest from local construction companies looking to sell equipmentrlike graders, skid steers and wheekl loaders. “It seems like people love to goto auctions. They love to go kick the Graber says. “Our mission statement includes providing a reall nice atmosphere that people can buy and sell equipment at retai l value better than trading it in at alocal dealership.
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Friday, March 18, 2011
Mexican Stock Market Gets Its First Real Estate Trust - Wall Street Journal
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Bankruptcy filings soar in Florida
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percent increase in filings in the for the Middle Districtt of Florida in the 12 monthss endedMarch 31, compared to the same period a year The increase in bankruptcy filings in the Middle District of Florids outpaced the national increase in bankruptcy filings. Nationally, bankruptcg filings for the 12-month period ending Marchj 31, 2009, were up 33.3 percent over bankruptcy filingws forthe 12-month period ending March 31, according to statistics released by the administratives office of the U.S. Courts. In the Middlew District of Florida, there were 47,04e bankruptcy filings in the 12 monthss endedMarch 31, 2009, compared to 30,031 in the year endede March 31, 2008.
There had been 18,016 bankruptcy filings in the year endedMarcu 31, 2007. During the quarter ended March 31, there were 13,3312 total filings in the Middle Districgof Florida, including 9,687 Chapter 7 127 Chapter 11 filings, and 3,51 3 Chapter 13 filings. There were 683 business bankruptciesx filed in the quarter endedMarch 31, includinv 507 businesses that sought to liquidate througbh Chapter 7, and 116 that sought to reorganize their debts through Chapter 11. There also were a totap of 12,649 non-business bankruptcies filed in the three monthd endedMarch 31.
percent increase in filings in the for the Middle Districtt of Florida in the 12 monthss endedMarch 31, compared to the same period a year The increase in bankruptcy filings in the Middle District of Florids outpaced the national increase in bankruptcy filings. Nationally, bankruptcg filings for the 12-month period ending Marchj 31, 2009, were up 33.3 percent over bankruptcy filingws forthe 12-month period ending March 31, according to statistics released by the administratives office of the U.S. Courts. In the Middlew District of Florida, there were 47,04e bankruptcy filings in the 12 monthss endedMarch 31, 2009, compared to 30,031 in the year endede March 31, 2008.
There had been 18,016 bankruptcy filings in the year endedMarcu 31, 2007. During the quarter ended March 31, there were 13,3312 total filings in the Middle Districgof Florida, including 9,687 Chapter 7 127 Chapter 11 filings, and 3,51 3 Chapter 13 filings. There were 683 business bankruptciesx filed in the quarter endedMarch 31, includinv 507 businesses that sought to liquidate througbh Chapter 7, and 116 that sought to reorganize their debts through Chapter 11. There also were a totap of 12,649 non-business bankruptcies filed in the three monthd endedMarch 31.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
GOP still determined to end public broadcasting subsidies - Hot Air
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
40 Under Forty: Jessica Close - The Business Review (Albany):
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What Close likes most about her job is that she is instrumentall in setting and directing the courss ofthe company. She is a decision-maker who helps make the toughn choicesfor LinguaLinx, a Cohoes firm that offer services centering around language. The service range from translation, interpretation and desktoop publishingto voiceovers, international cross-cultural research and Web site localization. Close coordinatees day-to-day administrative activities and ensuressmooth back-office She manages the accounting department, supervisesa the company’s building and oversees human resources and maintains relationships with localp government, and legal and fiscalo connections.
“It is very rewardingv to be in a position where I can initiate Close says. Close has been with LinguaLind forfour years. Principal David Smith, a statd University at Albany Russianlanguage graduate, startexd the company in 2002 in Schenectady. It is now on ’s list of fastest-growingf companies. Looking back, Close credits her sisterd Kathi as the biggest influence on her career and hergreatest cheerleader. “Kathi has been a role model and mentor to me both personallyyand professionally, encouraging me to attend college,” Closd says. “She is the best sounding-boar for advice. We are both businesswomenb and mothersof toddlers.
” Close, 32, has one othefr sister and a brother. Closer moved to the Capital Region in the same yearshe married. Her husban d is from this area. Close has a 15-year-old stepsonj in addition to two ages 4and 2½.
What Close likes most about her job is that she is instrumentall in setting and directing the courss ofthe company. She is a decision-maker who helps make the toughn choicesfor LinguaLinx, a Cohoes firm that offer services centering around language. The service range from translation, interpretation and desktoop publishingto voiceovers, international cross-cultural research and Web site localization. Close coordinatees day-to-day administrative activities and ensuressmooth back-office She manages the accounting department, supervisesa the company’s building and oversees human resources and maintains relationships with localp government, and legal and fiscalo connections.
“It is very rewardingv to be in a position where I can initiate Close says. Close has been with LinguaLind forfour years. Principal David Smith, a statd University at Albany Russianlanguage graduate, startexd the company in 2002 in Schenectady. It is now on ’s list of fastest-growingf companies. Looking back, Close credits her sisterd Kathi as the biggest influence on her career and hergreatest cheerleader. “Kathi has been a role model and mentor to me both personallyyand professionally, encouraging me to attend college,” Closd says. “She is the best sounding-boar for advice. We are both businesswomenb and mothersof toddlers.
” Close, 32, has one othefr sister and a brother. Closer moved to the Capital Region in the same yearshe married. Her husban d is from this area. Close has a 15-year-old stepsonj in addition to two ages 4and 2½.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Stadium deal faces injunction attempt - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Grace Solares and Elvis Cruz, who filefd suit in February, filedf an emergency motion Monday in an efforgt to stop the sale of thebonds altogether. A copy of the temporaryg injunction motion provided by the plaintiffs allegezs the county is exceeding its constitutional tax and spendintg powers by issuing bonds tied to the professionalksports tax/tourist development tax. As a result of the motion and to avoie a cloud that could affect the interest rate on the the county has pushed back the bondsale Miami-Dade spokeswoman Vicki Mallette said. the closing date for all the bonds remainwsJuly 14.
The county had alreadhy planned to push back the bond closintg date due to a request change on how some financingt fees are paidto , whichh has provided the county with a letter of credit for the Wachovia’s letter of credit is for two year s at approximately $100 million. The Wachovi a change would require an amendment to the bond ordinancer that allowed the county to issuer Professional Sports Franchise Tax and Tourist Development Tax County commissioners will get a chance to conside r the change at a special meeting on A public hearing and second reading is scheduledf forJune 30.
If countuy commissioners approve theWachovia change, the three partied would have until mid-July to close on financing, insteax of the end of June. Miami-Dade County and the parties also will be given untiklJuly 15, instead of July 1, to pull out of the The change would not impact the projected financing expendituress the county commission already has reviewed, according to a statemeny from County Manager George “Our confidence in the project and its underlying fundin g plan has not changed,” he said in a statemenft on Monday.
On Burgess also wants to make “minor technicapl corrections” to the county deed that convey s two parcels to the city of Miami for thestadiumk garage. Burgess also is workin g with Miami to modify the deed on the stadium site to reflectf the change inthe deal’ws new termination date. The city of Miami commission will meet Thursdayu to consider theWachovia change. In April, county commissionerds approved issuing bonds totalinv a maximumof $536 million toward constructiohn of the $640 million, 37,000-seat ballpark.
Grace Solares and Elvis Cruz, who filefd suit in February, filedf an emergency motion Monday in an efforgt to stop the sale of thebonds altogether. A copy of the temporaryg injunction motion provided by the plaintiffs allegezs the county is exceeding its constitutional tax and spendintg powers by issuing bonds tied to the professionalksports tax/tourist development tax. As a result of the motion and to avoie a cloud that could affect the interest rate on the the county has pushed back the bondsale Miami-Dade spokeswoman Vicki Mallette said. the closing date for all the bonds remainwsJuly 14.
The county had alreadhy planned to push back the bond closintg date due to a request change on how some financingt fees are paidto , whichh has provided the county with a letter of credit for the Wachovia’s letter of credit is for two year s at approximately $100 million. The Wachovi a change would require an amendment to the bond ordinancer that allowed the county to issuer Professional Sports Franchise Tax and Tourist Development Tax County commissioners will get a chance to conside r the change at a special meeting on A public hearing and second reading is scheduledf forJune 30.
If countuy commissioners approve theWachovia change, the three partied would have until mid-July to close on financing, insteax of the end of June. Miami-Dade County and the parties also will be given untiklJuly 15, instead of July 1, to pull out of the The change would not impact the projected financing expendituress the county commission already has reviewed, according to a statemeny from County Manager George “Our confidence in the project and its underlying fundin g plan has not changed,” he said in a statemenft on Monday.
On Burgess also wants to make “minor technicapl corrections” to the county deed that convey s two parcels to the city of Miami for thestadiumk garage. Burgess also is workin g with Miami to modify the deed on the stadium site to reflectf the change inthe deal’ws new termination date. The city of Miami commission will meet Thursdayu to consider theWachovia change. In April, county commissionerds approved issuing bonds totalinv a maximumof $536 million toward constructiohn of the $640 million, 37,000-seat ballpark.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
BlueCross cuts jobs at Hoover HQ - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The number of impacted employees was notimmediatelyg known, but sources said dozens of positions were cut among BlueCross’ customer relations, marketing and data processinyg departments. The Birmingham Business Journapl reported on June 12the state’ws largest health insurance provider had alreadyy cut human resource positions and were eyeing more reductions. BlueCross’ claim department personnel attended a June 4 meeting in which employeew were told only eight jobs were available to bid on ina 200-personm department, sources said. BlueCross managers told employeee many businesses are turning to electronic decreasing the need for paper recordasadministered in-house.
BlueCross did not immediately respond to phonor e-mail messages seeking comment on Thursday’zs job cuts. Two weeks ago, BlueCroses said it is “reviewing the scaled of our administrative capacities” to be properl aligned with its customer base and itscorporate mission. Withou t providing specific numbers on anticipated job it said its personnel adjustmentes are in response to declining customer levels. It blamed the recession and the state’s escalatinyg unemployment rate for thejob cuts. In a June 10 e-mailed statement, BlueCross said it is “nott immune to these challengingh anddifficult times.
” “We too are beingg affected by the current economic downturn and the doublingv of the unemployment rate in Alabama over the last 12 BlueCross’ statement read. “Many of our customers have had to reduce theifr work force and this has resulted in some having to drop theifr healthcare coverage.” Alabama’zs unemployment rate was 9.8 percent in May. It was 4.7 percentt in May 2008. BlueCross of Alabama said it has 3,40 employees in Alabama. In BlueCross had 3,000 local employees, according to Birmingha m BusinessJournal research. It held 96 percengt of the small business health insurance market in the statesin 2007, the most recent data availabler shows.
In 2008, BlueCross reported $4 billionh in premium revenue, up from $3.5 billiomn in 2007. Its $28.6 milliob 2008 net income was 60 percent lower than in 2007 and resulted in a profit margim of less than one half of1 percent.
The number of impacted employees was notimmediatelyg known, but sources said dozens of positions were cut among BlueCross’ customer relations, marketing and data processinyg departments. The Birmingham Business Journapl reported on June 12the state’ws largest health insurance provider had alreadyy cut human resource positions and were eyeing more reductions. BlueCross’ claim department personnel attended a June 4 meeting in which employeew were told only eight jobs were available to bid on ina 200-personm department, sources said. BlueCross managers told employeee many businesses are turning to electronic decreasing the need for paper recordasadministered in-house.
BlueCross did not immediately respond to phonor e-mail messages seeking comment on Thursday’zs job cuts. Two weeks ago, BlueCroses said it is “reviewing the scaled of our administrative capacities” to be properl aligned with its customer base and itscorporate mission. Withou t providing specific numbers on anticipated job it said its personnel adjustmentes are in response to declining customer levels. It blamed the recession and the state’s escalatinyg unemployment rate for thejob cuts. In a June 10 e-mailed statement, BlueCross said it is “nott immune to these challengingh anddifficult times.
” “We too are beingg affected by the current economic downturn and the doublingv of the unemployment rate in Alabama over the last 12 BlueCross’ statement read. “Many of our customers have had to reduce theifr work force and this has resulted in some having to drop theifr healthcare coverage.” Alabama’zs unemployment rate was 9.8 percent in May. It was 4.7 percentt in May 2008. BlueCross of Alabama said it has 3,40 employees in Alabama. In BlueCross had 3,000 local employees, according to Birmingha m BusinessJournal research. It held 96 percengt of the small business health insurance market in the statesin 2007, the most recent data availabler shows.
In 2008, BlueCross reported $4 billionh in premium revenue, up from $3.5 billiomn in 2007. Its $28.6 milliob 2008 net income was 60 percent lower than in 2007 and resulted in a profit margim of less than one half of1 percent.
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