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The loss is attributed to charges tiedto joint-venture impairments and the abandonment of land optionm contracts, the homebuilder said. Los Angeles-based KB Home KBH), which has significant operations inthe Dallas-Fort Worth posted a second-quarter net loss of $78.4 million, or $1.043 per share. That is improved from last year when the companty reported a much deeper lossof $255.90 million, or $3.30 per share. The company’s overall revenue as compared to last year fell 40 percenf in thesecond quarter, hitting $384.5r million, down from $639.1 millionb a year earlier.
The decline is attributed to a 37 percent drop in the number of homes delivered and a 5 percenrt drop in the average homeselling price. KB Home’s President and Chief Executive Officet Jeffrey Mezger said Friday the company reported a lower net loss due to strategicx initiatives that set the goal of improvinggrosds margins, cutting overhead expenses and creatinf profitability in the company’s operations.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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A survey by America's Health Insurance Plans, an industry trade group in Washington, D.C., found small-group coveragw in 2006 averaged $312 per monthn for single coverageand $814 per month for famil coverage. Helen Darling, president of the Nationa Business Group on Healthin Washington, said that when evaluating plan employers should consider the quality of care provided to its members and not just the premiunm prices.
First on her list is checking to make sure the insured is accredited by the National Committee for Quality Next would be reading throughthe plans'' HEDIS (Health Plan Employer Data and Informatiojn Set) scores, which the NCQA accumulatesx to track plans on various performance measures. "You can find out thingzs like what percentage of their members receivea beta-blockee after suffering a hearrt attack," Darling said. "I'd also make sure the physicianes in theplan are, with very few exceptions, boardr certified. And I'd want to see that the plan hasa 'centerss of excellence' program for certain procedures such as organ transplants and cardiovascular care.
" When evaluatin g premiums, Darling suggested businesses ask for a breakdown of all prices to determine whether it might be cheaper to outsource certainh part of the plan, such as prescription pharmacy Among the various types of employer-sponsored health insurance managed-care options dominate the In its national survey of employee-sponsorec health plans, the consulting firm Mercer Huma n Resource Consulting found that preferrefd provider organizations (PPOs) were the most populaf option in 2006, at 61 percent, followedx by health maintenance organizations (HMOs) at 24 percent. Both HMOs and PPOs have contract s with networksof physicians, hospitals and other health-car e networks.
Members pay less for services providesd "in-network," but typically have the options of payingvhigher "out-of-network" fees to going to providers not in the HMOs are more restrictive by having members select a primary-care physician who must approve visitsa to specialists. PPOs typically carry slightly higher deductiblezand co-payments, but no restrictions on visitss to specialists - making the option generallyh more favorable to members.
In orderd to hold down premiums, managed care plansa are increasingly offering customers a tie red pricing plan for Members pay the least for generic slightly morefor brand-name products in the plan's formularuy of approved drugs, and the most for brand namee drug not on the formularty list. Traditional indemnity coverage, whicn accounted for about 50 percentof employer-sponsores plans in the early has steadily plunged during the past decadew and hit just 3 percent last year according to the Merce r survey.
The newest option is consumer-directed or consumer-drivehn health plans, abbreviated as Chaps, which feature high deductibles along with health savings account or healthreimbursement accounts. With such employees and employers can makea pre-tax contributio to a health savings account, which is used to pay for routind medical care. Any funds left in the account at the end of the year can be used insubsequengt years. If the fund is depleted, the employee's coveragr converts to a high-deductible managed-care plan. Proponents of Chaps say they help people becomebetter health-care consumers because theidr own money is involved.
Critics fear people will put off necessary treatment to avoid emptyingtheir accounts. "They are not the rightf choice for every employer oreveru employee, but they can help both employeres and employees save money," said Jessica Waltman, vice president of polic and state affairs for the National Associatioj of Health Underwriters in Va. Waltman said some younger, childless employees decide to opt out ofan employer'as plan because they typically don'rt get sick or even go to a doctor's "A consumer-directed plan is a way to entice youngedr workers to go into the companu health insurance plan," she said, notingh the feature that allows people to rolloverr unused funds for future health-care services.
"There really are a wide array of health plans out but mostpeople (in employer-sponsored plans) end up with a PPO producft because of pricing," Waltman said. Waltman also said employeees are attracted to PPOs because they allow memberzs the ability to go to any doctor inthe plan'e network without a "Employers will gravitate to what employees like," she said.
A survey by America's Health Insurance Plans, an industry trade group in Washington, D.C., found small-group coveragw in 2006 averaged $312 per monthn for single coverageand $814 per month for famil coverage. Helen Darling, president of the Nationa Business Group on Healthin Washington, said that when evaluating plan employers should consider the quality of care provided to its members and not just the premiunm prices.
First on her list is checking to make sure the insured is accredited by the National Committee for Quality Next would be reading throughthe plans'' HEDIS (Health Plan Employer Data and Informatiojn Set) scores, which the NCQA accumulatesx to track plans on various performance measures. "You can find out thingzs like what percentage of their members receivea beta-blockee after suffering a hearrt attack," Darling said. "I'd also make sure the physicianes in theplan are, with very few exceptions, boardr certified. And I'd want to see that the plan hasa 'centerss of excellence' program for certain procedures such as organ transplants and cardiovascular care.
" When evaluatin g premiums, Darling suggested businesses ask for a breakdown of all prices to determine whether it might be cheaper to outsource certainh part of the plan, such as prescription pharmacy Among the various types of employer-sponsored health insurance managed-care options dominate the In its national survey of employee-sponsorec health plans, the consulting firm Mercer Huma n Resource Consulting found that preferrefd provider organizations (PPOs) were the most populaf option in 2006, at 61 percent, followedx by health maintenance organizations (HMOs) at 24 percent. Both HMOs and PPOs have contract s with networksof physicians, hospitals and other health-car e networks.
Members pay less for services providesd "in-network," but typically have the options of payingvhigher "out-of-network" fees to going to providers not in the HMOs are more restrictive by having members select a primary-care physician who must approve visitsa to specialists. PPOs typically carry slightly higher deductiblezand co-payments, but no restrictions on visitss to specialists - making the option generallyh more favorable to members.
In orderd to hold down premiums, managed care plansa are increasingly offering customers a tie red pricing plan for Members pay the least for generic slightly morefor brand-name products in the plan's formularuy of approved drugs, and the most for brand namee drug not on the formularty list. Traditional indemnity coverage, whicn accounted for about 50 percentof employer-sponsores plans in the early has steadily plunged during the past decadew and hit just 3 percent last year according to the Merce r survey.
The newest option is consumer-directed or consumer-drivehn health plans, abbreviated as Chaps, which feature high deductibles along with health savings account or healthreimbursement accounts. With such employees and employers can makea pre-tax contributio to a health savings account, which is used to pay for routind medical care. Any funds left in the account at the end of the year can be used insubsequengt years. If the fund is depleted, the employee's coveragr converts to a high-deductible managed-care plan. Proponents of Chaps say they help people becomebetter health-care consumers because theidr own money is involved.
Critics fear people will put off necessary treatment to avoid emptyingtheir accounts. "They are not the rightf choice for every employer oreveru employee, but they can help both employeres and employees save money," said Jessica Waltman, vice president of polic and state affairs for the National Associatioj of Health Underwriters in Va. Waltman said some younger, childless employees decide to opt out ofan employer'as plan because they typically don'rt get sick or even go to a doctor's "A consumer-directed plan is a way to entice youngedr workers to go into the companu health insurance plan," she said, notingh the feature that allows people to rolloverr unused funds for future health-care services.
"There really are a wide array of health plans out but mostpeople (in employer-sponsored plans) end up with a PPO producft because of pricing," Waltman said. Waltman also said employeees are attracted to PPOs because they allow memberzs the ability to go to any doctor inthe plan'e network without a "Employers will gravitate to what employees like," she said.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Alan Krueger: Obama's New Top Economist - TIME (blog)
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Los Angeles Times | Alan Krueger: Obama's New Top Economist TIME (blog) Labor economist Alan Krueger, left, listens as US President Barack Obama announces he will serve as the Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers while in the Rose Garden of the ... Obama Taps Krueger as Top Economist |
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Genetic Testing Lab spins into the money - Washington Business Journal:
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When The Genetic Testing Laboratory Inc. was a projecrt at ’s , it was losing $300,000 to $400,000 a In 2005, the company was spun off into theprivatew sector. Since then, the firm, whicbh offers a variety of inexpensive genetic testsz and runs theonly full-service, fullyt accredited, private crime laborator y in New Mexico, has experienced a 1,200o percent growth rate. It has grownb from three employees tonearly 40, and it expectx to double its growth by December. “We’vw just gone through the roof in termsof growth,” said Genetics Generakl Manager Stefan Long. “This month, we’ll have 10,000 square feet of space in theGenesiz Center.
We’re in negotiations to doublee that.” It helps that the companyy offers services that arein demand, and offerd them at affordable “Our prices are 40 to 50 percent lower than what you can find Our goal is to provide affordable prices,” Long said. The firm offers several products, including an Ancestral Origins DNA kit that allows people to determine where their ancestors a BioResolve kit that tests for predisposition to 27 and a DNAid kit that can quickly help identift victims ofnatural disasters, terrorism and battlefield causalities. The company’s 9,000-square-foogt crime laboratory has quickly picked up busineses and provides a fast turnaroundon cases.
The Ancestral Origins kit offers a simple way for people to learnh more abouttheir roots. It involves swabbing a cheek with a cottomn swab and comparingthe customer’s DNA to a worldwide DNA The company then produces a map that showds how strongly the customer’s DNA matchex the profile of an anthropological Results take about a week. One recenr customer was state Sen. Mary K. Papen, D-Las who was adopted and told that her mother had dieddurinyg childbirth. The test showee that Papen had a heavy ancestral link tosoutherm Europe. “I’m very excited to have had it I think it is agreat tool,” Papebn said.
According to Long, the best thingg about the Ancestral Origins kit isits cost: “Most of the other tests like this out therre are in the $300 to $400 Long said. The company soon will roll out itsBioResolvr kit. The process will test for predispositio to27 diseases, including lung, skin and prostatew cancer, macular degeneration, Alzheimer’s and heart “Our biggest competition in this area offers a panel of 23 diseases and charges $400,” Long said. “We’re offeriny it at $199, half the The company’s crime lab, the Forensic Testiny Laboratory, was built from scratcgh and earned its forensic accreditation in March.
It has been helpingt the Las Cruces Police Department andthe Doñq Ana County Sheriff’s Department work to solve cold It also has been active on a global A recent case came in from A couple had been in a bar watchingf a rugby match. They complained that the TV wastoo loud. Some employeez apologized and then offered the woman ice It turned out the ice cream was laced withhuman excrement. The Forensic Laboratory was able to identifyg the man who tampered with the ice Another case came from theDominicaj Republic, where a medical device company was manufacturing smal bottles to hold eye-drop A disgruntled worker had urinated in some bottles.
When The Genetic Testing Laboratory Inc. was a projecrt at ’s , it was losing $300,000 to $400,000 a In 2005, the company was spun off into theprivatew sector. Since then, the firm, whicbh offers a variety of inexpensive genetic testsz and runs theonly full-service, fullyt accredited, private crime laborator y in New Mexico, has experienced a 1,200o percent growth rate. It has grownb from three employees tonearly 40, and it expectx to double its growth by December. “We’vw just gone through the roof in termsof growth,” said Genetics Generakl Manager Stefan Long. “This month, we’ll have 10,000 square feet of space in theGenesiz Center.
We’re in negotiations to doublee that.” It helps that the companyy offers services that arein demand, and offerd them at affordable “Our prices are 40 to 50 percent lower than what you can find Our goal is to provide affordable prices,” Long said. The firm offers several products, including an Ancestral Origins DNA kit that allows people to determine where their ancestors a BioResolve kit that tests for predisposition to 27 and a DNAid kit that can quickly help identift victims ofnatural disasters, terrorism and battlefield causalities. The company’s 9,000-square-foogt crime laboratory has quickly picked up busineses and provides a fast turnaroundon cases.
The Ancestral Origins kit offers a simple way for people to learnh more abouttheir roots. It involves swabbing a cheek with a cottomn swab and comparingthe customer’s DNA to a worldwide DNA The company then produces a map that showds how strongly the customer’s DNA matchex the profile of an anthropological Results take about a week. One recenr customer was state Sen. Mary K. Papen, D-Las who was adopted and told that her mother had dieddurinyg childbirth. The test showee that Papen had a heavy ancestral link tosoutherm Europe. “I’m very excited to have had it I think it is agreat tool,” Papebn said.
According to Long, the best thingg about the Ancestral Origins kit isits cost: “Most of the other tests like this out therre are in the $300 to $400 Long said. The company soon will roll out itsBioResolvr kit. The process will test for predispositio to27 diseases, including lung, skin and prostatew cancer, macular degeneration, Alzheimer’s and heart “Our biggest competition in this area offers a panel of 23 diseases and charges $400,” Long said. “We’re offeriny it at $199, half the The company’s crime lab, the Forensic Testiny Laboratory, was built from scratcgh and earned its forensic accreditation in March.
It has been helpingt the Las Cruces Police Department andthe Doñq Ana County Sheriff’s Department work to solve cold It also has been active on a global A recent case came in from A couple had been in a bar watchingf a rugby match. They complained that the TV wastoo loud. Some employeez apologized and then offered the woman ice It turned out the ice cream was laced withhuman excrement. The Forensic Laboratory was able to identifyg the man who tampered with the ice Another case came from theDominicaj Republic, where a medical device company was manufacturing smal bottles to hold eye-drop A disgruntled worker had urinated in some bottles.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Colorado skier visits down 5.5% for the season - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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percent from last year, reporte d Thursday. But the state’s ski resortz had an uptick in visits by FronttRange residents, and Melani e Mills, Ski Country’s president and CEO, pronounced herselfv “very happy with where visitatio n is for this season.” “The travel industry as a whole was put to the test this past Mills said in a “But visitation numbers show not only the endurinh value of a Colorado ski vacation, but the stronhg commitment our resident skiing and riding community has to our state’s signature sports.” Ski Country is a marketing and tradr group for 22 Colorad o mountain resorts. Those member resorts alone recorde 6.
79 million skier visitsx this season, down 6.9 percent from the previous SkiCountry said. Membeer resort numbers for 2008-09 were down 3.9 percent from the average of the last five SkiCountry said. Ski Country said that in-statwe resort visits were up 2.5 percent over last year, as Front Range residents took advantage of bargains and stayed closer to home to keep down vacation andrecreationzs costs. Ski areas operated by Broomfield-based aren’t members of Ski Those resortsinclude Breckenridge, Vail, Beaver Creek and Keystone. Vail Resortds last week said its total skied visits at all its resorts including Heavenlyin California-Nevada were down 5.
3 percent from the previous
percent from last year, reporte d Thursday. But the state’s ski resortz had an uptick in visits by FronttRange residents, and Melani e Mills, Ski Country’s president and CEO, pronounced herselfv “very happy with where visitatio n is for this season.” “The travel industry as a whole was put to the test this past Mills said in a “But visitation numbers show not only the endurinh value of a Colorado ski vacation, but the stronhg commitment our resident skiing and riding community has to our state’s signature sports.” Ski Country is a marketing and tradr group for 22 Colorad o mountain resorts. Those member resorts alone recorde 6.
79 million skier visitsx this season, down 6.9 percent from the previous SkiCountry said. Membeer resort numbers for 2008-09 were down 3.9 percent from the average of the last five SkiCountry said. Ski Country said that in-statwe resort visits were up 2.5 percent over last year, as Front Range residents took advantage of bargains and stayed closer to home to keep down vacation andrecreationzs costs. Ski areas operated by Broomfield-based aren’t members of Ski Those resortsinclude Breckenridge, Vail, Beaver Creek and Keystone. Vail Resortds last week said its total skied visits at all its resorts including Heavenlyin California-Nevada were down 5.
3 percent from the previous
Monday, August 22, 2011
ESPN: S. Fla. sports teams rank low - Phoenix Business Journal:
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, which will be getting a new 37,000 $640 million stadium, ranked 77th out of all 122 professionao sports teamsin America. The Miami Heat was rankec 55th, the was ranked 61st and the was rankedr90th overall. How efficiently the team has converted mone from their fans into victories onthe field, cour or ice. How loyal the franchise’as ownership and management has been to core playerxs andthe community. The price of parking and concessions. The quality of the team’ stadium and promotions. The strength of on-field leadershio and coaching. The number of championships won or likely to be won duringthe fan’sa lifetime.
How much effort playersz put in to the game and how likablre they are offthe field. And how open the players, coachees and management are tothe fans. The new stadium may do somethinvg to appease fans who rankerd the Marlins 120th when it came to overallstadium experience. When it comes to honesty and loyalty to the communitgy andits players, the Marlins scored 111 out of 122, followed by the Panthers with 100, according to the The Heat provided the least bang for the buck rankinv 110.
, which will be getting a new 37,000 $640 million stadium, ranked 77th out of all 122 professionao sports teamsin America. The Miami Heat was rankec 55th, the was ranked 61st and the was rankedr90th overall. How efficiently the team has converted mone from their fans into victories onthe field, cour or ice. How loyal the franchise’as ownership and management has been to core playerxs andthe community. The price of parking and concessions. The quality of the team’ stadium and promotions. The strength of on-field leadershio and coaching. The number of championships won or likely to be won duringthe fan’sa lifetime.
How much effort playersz put in to the game and how likablre they are offthe field. And how open the players, coachees and management are tothe fans. The new stadium may do somethinvg to appease fans who rankerd the Marlins 120th when it came to overallstadium experience. When it comes to honesty and loyalty to the communitgy andits players, the Marlins scored 111 out of 122, followed by the Panthers with 100, according to the The Heat provided the least bang for the buck rankinv 110.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Acutrack, Inc. Company Profile | Company Information
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Acutrack enables you to create, producwe and deliver your productf on CDsand DVDs. Established in 1992, Acutrack is an full service CD and DVDproduction firm. From conception to delivery, our team of experte ensures that producing your CDs and DVDs is Our services includeCD & DVD authoring, graphicd design, CD & DVD replicationm and duplication, photo realistic and silk screej printing of discs, copy retail ready offset printing, shipping and fulfillmen and our technologically advancesd On-Demand production. We attribute our successe to our loyal andsatisfied clients.
Our clientsd range from business sectors suchas advertising, software, musidc production, film production, education, biotechnology, insurance, real banking, retail, transportation, hospitals, governmengt and more. We pride ourselves on working with our clientw to create custom and scalable solutione that meet their current needs and can grow with theirffuture needs...
Acutrack enables you to create, producwe and deliver your productf on CDsand DVDs. Established in 1992, Acutrack is an full service CD and DVDproduction firm. From conception to delivery, our team of experte ensures that producing your CDs and DVDs is Our services includeCD & DVD authoring, graphicd design, CD & DVD replicationm and duplication, photo realistic and silk screej printing of discs, copy retail ready offset printing, shipping and fulfillmen and our technologically advancesd On-Demand production. We attribute our successe to our loyal andsatisfied clients.
Our clientsd range from business sectors suchas advertising, software, musidc production, film production, education, biotechnology, insurance, real banking, retail, transportation, hospitals, governmengt and more. We pride ourselves on working with our clientw to create custom and scalable solutione that meet their current needs and can grow with theirffuture needs...
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