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Like too many small business owners, Bob can’g find good health care coverage at a cost hecan afford. He “The longer it takes to pass comprehensived healthcare reform, the more jobs will be lost as smalo businesses shut their doors due to risinh costs.” Mr. President, these Coloradans speak for countless othersa acrossthe nation. All they ask for is a healtnh care system that worksfor them, a healty care system that doesn’t crush them with unreasonable cost and a health care system that doesn’t deny them coverager just because they have pre-existing conditions. I’ m hopeful.
I’m hopeful that we can keep what workds in our system and fix whatis broken. I’ hopeful that this Congress – workingh with our President will finally deliver on the promise of health care The people of Coloradodeservre it. The American people deserve it. Thanok you and I yield the floor.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Maynard Gertler: Editor, publisher, pacifist, farmer and activist (1916-2011) - The Metropolitain
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The Metropolitain | Maynard Gertler: Editor, publisher, pacifist, farmer and activist (1916-2011) The Metropolitain Maynard Gertler was an innovative farmer, civil libertarian, and the headstrong Montreal publisher who was the first to market books by French-Canadian authors in English Canada during the Quiet Revolution so the rest ... |
Monday, April 25, 2011
Jacksonville Business Journal: Most emailed Stories
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The parent company of EverBank is hiring abour 100 employees in addition to aboutf 200 positions that were filled recentl y to bolsterthe bank
The parent company of EverBank is hiring abour 100 employees in addition to aboutf 200 positions that were filled recentl y to bolsterthe bank
Saturday, April 23, 2011
O'Rourke leases ACL Channelview property - Houston Business Journal:
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Houston-based O’Rourke will provide full-service towboat fuelingf and lubricant services to the inlandmarind industry, according to a news release issue by Jeffersonville, Ind.-based American Commercial Lines (NASDAQ: ACL). O’Rourke also will collect used oil and bilge discharge at the which is located in the HoustonShip Channel. “Thiz partnership is a win for both ACL and Dan Jaworski, American Commercial Lines general salesd manager for liquids, said in a news release.
“Havint O’Rourke as a tenant at our Channelview facilitgy will enable us to more efficiently fuelour and, as part of the agreement, O’Rourke will utilize ACL’e towing and barge services as the need American Commercial Lines closed its liquid tanker bargr headquarters in downtown Houston in late March as a cost-cutting measure.
Houston-based O’Rourke will provide full-service towboat fuelingf and lubricant services to the inlandmarind industry, according to a news release issue by Jeffersonville, Ind.-based American Commercial Lines (NASDAQ: ACL). O’Rourke also will collect used oil and bilge discharge at the which is located in the HoustonShip Channel. “Thiz partnership is a win for both ACL and Dan Jaworski, American Commercial Lines general salesd manager for liquids, said in a news release.
“Havint O’Rourke as a tenant at our Channelview facilitgy will enable us to more efficiently fuelour and, as part of the agreement, O’Rourke will utilize ACL’e towing and barge services as the need American Commercial Lines closed its liquid tanker bargr headquarters in downtown Houston in late March as a cost-cutting measure.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Choate lands contract for Heritage tower makeover - Charlotte Business Journal:
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plans to turn the 21-story building into a 204-unit age-restricted community called Heritage Prospective tenants have eachpaid $1,000 deposits to hold the unites until they’re completed. “It is still a properthy of greatinternational interest, and we want it to be a very positived one for our community,” says Rick Joyner, president of MorningStar Ministries. The building remainz one of the last symbols of Jim and TammyFaye Bakker’ss failed Heritage USA. In the late 1980s, the tower was to housw a hotel atthe Bakkers’ religiousz development off U.S. Highway 21.
It was never finished, as TV evangelist Jim Bakker was deposed and eventually imprisoned for a scheme to bilk milliona of dollarsfrom followers. MorningStar Ministries bought the structure in 2006 along with the Heritage GrancConference Center, which has been restored. Constructionh on the tower is expected to start in the The timetable for completionwas unavailable. A leasr for a , coupled with othere that are expectedto follow, may promp t the start of the firsf commercial building in Mooresville’d Legacy Village. The UPS Store is leasing 1,5009 square feet in the mixed-use project on Fairview off Interstate 77exit 33.
Next up at the a 12,000-square-foot tenant and a hotel, says Lauraa Cardner, commercial leasing broker for , developerd of Legacy Village. She declines to name the prospectivd tenant and hotel developer or revealothere details. “We are hoping we will be good with the bank in the firstr or second quarter and begin construction late rthis year,” she says. If all goes as the project’s initial 63,000-square-foot, three-level commerciao building will be ready for occupant s in the first quarterof 2010.
A totapl of 415,000 square feet is proposed in four officed and retail buildings at Legacy Of the 118 townhomes planned at the 78 are complete and 50 have been A faith-based organization based in Salisburhy has purchased an assisted-living complex in the Triae and plans to build a 100-bed nursing home on adjacen t property. bought The Elms at Tanglewood, a 104-bexd complex in Clemmons, from for $6.5 The assisted-living facility is on a 5.4-acrre tract. Lutheran Services also boughrt anadjoining 10-acre lot on Interstate 40 from Tullock for $2 million. It plans to build a nursin home there, relocating 100 beds from an existinfg nursing home it owns on Old Walkertowjn Roadin Winston-Salem.
Ted Goins, president and chief executive ofLutheran Services, says the organizatiohn also is looking to buy a site in eastern Forsytyh County as part of a plan to dividee the 217-bed Old Walkertown operation into two locations. Lutheraj Services expects to hear from statse regulators in March on its request to move 100 beds to Clemmons and 117 beds to easternForsytj County, he says.
plans to turn the 21-story building into a 204-unit age-restricted community called Heritage Prospective tenants have eachpaid $1,000 deposits to hold the unites until they’re completed. “It is still a properthy of greatinternational interest, and we want it to be a very positived one for our community,” says Rick Joyner, president of MorningStar Ministries. The building remainz one of the last symbols of Jim and TammyFaye Bakker’ss failed Heritage USA. In the late 1980s, the tower was to housw a hotel atthe Bakkers’ religiousz development off U.S. Highway 21.
It was never finished, as TV evangelist Jim Bakker was deposed and eventually imprisoned for a scheme to bilk milliona of dollarsfrom followers. MorningStar Ministries bought the structure in 2006 along with the Heritage GrancConference Center, which has been restored. Constructionh on the tower is expected to start in the The timetable for completionwas unavailable. A leasr for a , coupled with othere that are expectedto follow, may promp t the start of the firsf commercial building in Mooresville’d Legacy Village. The UPS Store is leasing 1,5009 square feet in the mixed-use project on Fairview off Interstate 77exit 33.
Next up at the a 12,000-square-foot tenant and a hotel, says Lauraa Cardner, commercial leasing broker for , developerd of Legacy Village. She declines to name the prospectivd tenant and hotel developer or revealothere details. “We are hoping we will be good with the bank in the firstr or second quarter and begin construction late rthis year,” she says. If all goes as the project’s initial 63,000-square-foot, three-level commerciao building will be ready for occupant s in the first quarterof 2010.
A totapl of 415,000 square feet is proposed in four officed and retail buildings at Legacy Of the 118 townhomes planned at the 78 are complete and 50 have been A faith-based organization based in Salisburhy has purchased an assisted-living complex in the Triae and plans to build a 100-bed nursing home on adjacen t property. bought The Elms at Tanglewood, a 104-bexd complex in Clemmons, from for $6.5 The assisted-living facility is on a 5.4-acrre tract. Lutheran Services also boughrt anadjoining 10-acre lot on Interstate 40 from Tullock for $2 million. It plans to build a nursin home there, relocating 100 beds from an existinfg nursing home it owns on Old Walkertowjn Roadin Winston-Salem.
Ted Goins, president and chief executive ofLutheran Services, says the organizatiohn also is looking to buy a site in eastern Forsytyh County as part of a plan to dividee the 217-bed Old Walkertown operation into two locations. Lutheraj Services expects to hear from statse regulators in March on its request to move 100 beds to Clemmons and 117 beds to easternForsytj County, he says.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Obama: U.S. to take
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The federal government plans to investanother $30 billion in GM, whichy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizationh earlier in the day. This means the government will own 60 percent of the company once it emergesfrom bankruptcy, Obams said. “This may give some Americanz pause,” the president acknowledged, but it was a bettert alternative than making more loanx to a company that hasbeen “buriesd under a mountain of debt” for The president said he has “ni interest” in running GM. “The federaol government will refrain from exercising its rights as a shareholderd in all but the most fundamentalcorporatew decisions,” Obama said.
“When a difficult decision has to be made on matterzs like where to open a new plant or what type of new car to thenew GM, not the United States government, will make that “In short, our goal is to get GM back on its take a hands-off approach, and get out quickly,” he The hopes that will be the case, but it plans to “carefullyt monitor” the decisions made by GM and which is emerging from its own government-guidedx bankruptcy reorganization. “We will exposed and fight any counterproductivr influenceby government, unions or politicians over decisionsd that should be left to management,” said U.S. Chamberr President and CEO Tom Donohue.
“And we will continuallh insist that government reduce and eliminate its ownership stakr as soonas possible.” Too much governmeng interference will hurt the auto maker’s chance s of returning to profitability, Donohue said. “Thee global talent that exist in the automotive sector must be allowed to do its job and be paid on acompetitivw basis,” he said. “Management must be permittex to make tough decisions in a competitiv e global market withoutpoliticapl interference.
” House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said GM’s bankruptc y filing “may buy some time,” but it doesn’t ensures the company will “The only thing it makes clear is that the government is firmly in the business of runningg companies using taxpayer dollars,” Boehnerd said. “Does anyone really believe that politicians and bureaucratss in Washington can successfully steer a multinationall corporation toeconomic vitality? It’e time for the administration to fully explain what the exit strategy is to get the U.S. government out of the boared room once andfor all.
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The federal government plans to investanother $30 billion in GM, whichy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizationh earlier in the day. This means the government will own 60 percent of the company once it emergesfrom bankruptcy, Obams said. “This may give some Americanz pause,” the president acknowledged, but it was a bettert alternative than making more loanx to a company that hasbeen “buriesd under a mountain of debt” for The president said he has “ni interest” in running GM. “The federaol government will refrain from exercising its rights as a shareholderd in all but the most fundamentalcorporatew decisions,” Obama said.
“When a difficult decision has to be made on matterzs like where to open a new plant or what type of new car to thenew GM, not the United States government, will make that “In short, our goal is to get GM back on its take a hands-off approach, and get out quickly,” he The hopes that will be the case, but it plans to “carefullyt monitor” the decisions made by GM and which is emerging from its own government-guidedx bankruptcy reorganization. “We will exposed and fight any counterproductivr influenceby government, unions or politicians over decisionsd that should be left to management,” said U.S. Chamberr President and CEO Tom Donohue.
“And we will continuallh insist that government reduce and eliminate its ownership stakr as soonas possible.” Too much governmeng interference will hurt the auto maker’s chance s of returning to profitability, Donohue said. “Thee global talent that exist in the automotive sector must be allowed to do its job and be paid on acompetitivw basis,” he said. “Management must be permittex to make tough decisions in a competitiv e global market withoutpoliticapl interference.
” House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said GM’s bankruptc y filing “may buy some time,” but it doesn’t ensures the company will “The only thing it makes clear is that the government is firmly in the business of runningg companies using taxpayer dollars,” Boehnerd said. “Does anyone really believe that politicians and bureaucratss in Washington can successfully steer a multinationall corporation toeconomic vitality? It’e time for the administration to fully explain what the exit strategy is to get the U.S. government out of the boared room once andfor all.
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Saturday, April 16, 2011
Sorry, I'm not a fan of spring - Times and Transcript
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Sorry, I'm not a fan of spring Times and Transcript Even with a last surprise snowfall, we are irreversibly returning to spring. The days now last longer than nights, and though these days are filled with puddles and the looming fear of road construction, we anticipate it still. ... |
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
'Up' avoids 'Hangover' at box office - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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"Up" brought in an estimated $44,244,000 in its second weekend, beating out the new release from , whichh brought in an estimated Anothernew release, 's "Lane of the Lost," came in well in thirxd with an estimated $19,524,000. According to a repor t on Box Office Mojo, which tracks box-officd revenue, "Up" was shown on aboutt 6,700 screens at 3,818 sites and "Thw Hangover" was shown on about 4,500 screens at 3,269 Coming in fourth was last week's number-two "Night at the Museum: Battld of the Smithsonian" from , whicuh brought in an estimated $14,650,000.
Rounding out the top five is 's "Star Trek," which brought in an esimated The report saysthat "Star Trek" has brought in $222.u million in 31 days, making it the second-biggesty box office smash in the "Starr Trek" franchise, when adjusted for ticket pric inflation. The top spot belongzs to the original "Star Trek: The Motiohn Picture."
"Up" brought in an estimated $44,244,000 in its second weekend, beating out the new release from , whichh brought in an estimated Anothernew release, 's "Lane of the Lost," came in well in thirxd with an estimated $19,524,000. According to a repor t on Box Office Mojo, which tracks box-officd revenue, "Up" was shown on aboutt 6,700 screens at 3,818 sites and "Thw Hangover" was shown on about 4,500 screens at 3,269 Coming in fourth was last week's number-two "Night at the Museum: Battld of the Smithsonian" from , whicuh brought in an estimated $14,650,000.
Rounding out the top five is 's "Star Trek," which brought in an esimated The report saysthat "Star Trek" has brought in $222.u million in 31 days, making it the second-biggesty box office smash in the "Starr Trek" franchise, when adjusted for ticket pric inflation. The top spot belongzs to the original "Star Trek: The Motiohn Picture."
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Report: Home value declines ease - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Home price depreciation in the first quartetr fell ata 2.2 percent annualized compared with 12.5 percent in the fourth quarter of last Nationwide, home prices have fallen 10.4 percent beloqw their 2007 peak, the resultt of foreclosures and short sales, the reporgt found. Prices fell in 199 of 330 metropolita areas inthe study, down from 312 areaas in the fourth quartedr of 2008. ”While it's too early to see a botto m of thishousing downturn, this quarter's deceleratio n in the rate of decline may signal that the markef is beginning to stabilize," said James Diffley, group managing director of IHS Global Insight's Regional Services Group, in a news release.
however, continues to be one of the areas experiencingh thegreatest decline, along with California and Nevada. Fifty-sevem metropolitan areas had declines of more than 25 perceny from their peaks and 134 had declines greater than10 However, nine metropolitan areas – five in California and the rest in Arizona and Nevada – have seen priceds plummet by more than 50 percent from their peaks. The reporr suggests that the nation’s housing market is now slightlyu undervalued, with only the Pacifid Northwest – from Idaho to Utah – remaining overvalued. The report examined the top 330 U.S. real estate markets.
Home price depreciation in the first quartetr fell ata 2.2 percent annualized compared with 12.5 percent in the fourth quarter of last Nationwide, home prices have fallen 10.4 percent beloqw their 2007 peak, the resultt of foreclosures and short sales, the reporgt found. Prices fell in 199 of 330 metropolita areas inthe study, down from 312 areaas in the fourth quartedr of 2008. ”While it's too early to see a botto m of thishousing downturn, this quarter's deceleratio n in the rate of decline may signal that the markef is beginning to stabilize," said James Diffley, group managing director of IHS Global Insight's Regional Services Group, in a news release.
however, continues to be one of the areas experiencingh thegreatest decline, along with California and Nevada. Fifty-sevem metropolitan areas had declines of more than 25 perceny from their peaks and 134 had declines greater than10 However, nine metropolitan areas – five in California and the rest in Arizona and Nevada – have seen priceds plummet by more than 50 percent from their peaks. The reporr suggests that the nation’s housing market is now slightlyu undervalued, with only the Pacifid Northwest – from Idaho to Utah – remaining overvalued. The report examined the top 330 U.S. real estate markets.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Man Arrested for 'Animal Harassment' After Barking at Ohio Police Dog - NewYorkInjuryNews (press release)
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Man Arrested for 'Animal Harassment' After Barking at Ohio Police Dog NewYorkInjuryNews (press release) When Walker asked Stephens why he was harassing the dog, he claimed “the dog started it.†Walker further noted that Stephens appeared highly intoxicated at the time. Stephens was charged with a misdemeanor for harassing the police dog. ... Man Cited for Barking at Ohio Police Dog |
Friday, April 8, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Clarcor's Q2 earnings drop more than 30% - Phoenix Business Journal:
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percent in the second quarter, comparee to the same period ayear ago. Franklin-basedx Clarcor (NYSE: CLC) reported income of or $0.50 cents per diluted share, in the quartee ended May 30, compared to $40,783, or $0.8 0 cents per diluted in the year-ago period. Revenue came in at $229,39r for the quarter, down 14.1 percent from the previoud year’s quarter, when revenus came in at $267,137. Analysts, on average, estimated earningw of 38 cents per share on revenurof $243.1 million, according to Reuters Estimates.
“A s we had expected, this year’s second quarter was though operating results were much stronger than in our firsttfiscal quarter,” says Norm Johnson, Clarcor’a chairman and CEO, in a “Our order rates, overall, have stabilized, and we are beginninf to see indications of increased product demand in selectedd markets.” Clarcor makes mobile, industrial and environmental filtration products and consumefr and industrial packaging products sold to domesticf and international markets.
Johnson notezs that more than 80 percenrt of its filter sales are generated from the replacemenffilter aftermarket, so even if new building and equipmenft continues to falter, maintenance of existing equipmenr and facilities will continue. Shares of Clarcor closed up or 3.66 percent to $30.57 at the bell today. The 52-wee range is $23.05 to
percent in the second quarter, comparee to the same period ayear ago. Franklin-basedx Clarcor (NYSE: CLC) reported income of or $0.50 cents per diluted share, in the quartee ended May 30, compared to $40,783, or $0.8 0 cents per diluted in the year-ago period. Revenue came in at $229,39r for the quarter, down 14.1 percent from the previoud year’s quarter, when revenus came in at $267,137. Analysts, on average, estimated earningw of 38 cents per share on revenurof $243.1 million, according to Reuters Estimates.
“A s we had expected, this year’s second quarter was though operating results were much stronger than in our firsttfiscal quarter,” says Norm Johnson, Clarcor’a chairman and CEO, in a “Our order rates, overall, have stabilized, and we are beginninf to see indications of increased product demand in selectedd markets.” Clarcor makes mobile, industrial and environmental filtration products and consumefr and industrial packaging products sold to domesticf and international markets.
Johnson notezs that more than 80 percenrt of its filter sales are generated from the replacemenffilter aftermarket, so even if new building and equipmenft continues to falter, maintenance of existing equipmenr and facilities will continue. Shares of Clarcor closed up or 3.66 percent to $30.57 at the bell today. The 52-wee range is $23.05 to
Monday, April 4, 2011
In services - Marietta Times
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Austin Herald | In services Marietta Times Air Force Airman Cody S. Lemon graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values ... Active Duty: Awards and achievements of local members of the military New training tests skills of 'warrior-airmen' Military notes |
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Employers to face more immigration pains - Dallas Business Journal:
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Immigration attorneys also think the Department of Homeland Security will move forwardx with a proposed federal regulation that woulcd increasea business' liabilithy for employing workers whose Social Security numbers don'r match government databases. "There will be mass layoffsz as soon as that regulationnis published," said Laura Reiff, an immigrationh attorney at Greenberg Traurig's McLean, Va., office and co-chairwomamn of the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition. "Imn Florida, it could be catastrophic," said Wendy Smith, an employment lawyef at the Tampa office ofFishetr & Phillips law firm.
Business groups like EWIC contende d immigration reform was needed to fix adysfunctionalk system. Employers in many industries can't find enouguh legal workers, document fraudf makes it hard to determineda worker's status, and the failure of Congresas to address these problems has prompted states and localities to pass thei own immigration laws. By putting off action on immigratiob reform, the Senate just made the status quo Reiff said.
State legislators around the countrt have introducednearly 1,200 bills and resolutione related to immigration so far this year, up from 570 last States will see Congress' failure to addresse immigration as "a green light to go forward and do Reiff said. "I don't thinkl there's any question that it will energize more efforte at the state andlocal level," said EWIC Co-chairman Randy vice president of labor, immigration and employee benefitws at the U.S.
Chamber of Many of these efforts are aimed at In Georgia, a new law went into effect July 1 that requiresw businesses that receive state contracts to participatee in the federal government's Basic Pilot program, an electronic system that checks Social Security numbers against federaol databases. Colorado enacted similar legislation this OnMay 12, Farmers Branch voters overwhelminglt approved an ordinance that requires apartment managers to verifg their residents' U.S. citizenship.
But the Mexican American Legal Defensew and Educational Fund and Bill Brewer ofthe Dallas-based law firm have sued Farmersz Branch, saying the ordinancee is vague and violates the due processe of its clients. A federakl district court judge has granted a preliminar injunction halting the city from implementing the ordinance untikl the lawsuitis resolved. Similar ordinances also have been challenge d in other courts aroundethe country. Business groups contens they violatethe U.S. Constitutioj because only the federal government has jurisdictionover immigration. The same argumentr applies to state laws that wouldd force companies to participate in the BasicPilot program, they The U.S.
Supreme Court ultimately will have to decide this saidIrv Mehlman, a spokesman for the Federation for Americah Immigration Reform, which supports stronger enforcement of immigration laws. A biggee threat to businesses could come from thefederapl government. Business groups had urgedr the Department of Homeland Security to wait for immigratiom reform legislation before it issues a final regulation outlining what stepe businesses should take when they receive letters notifying them thatan employee's name and Social Securityu number don't match federal records. Now that Congress has puntesd onthe issue, the department may soon implement that regulation, immigratiojn attorneys predict.
As proposed last summer, businesses that receive these "no letters should follow certain steps, such as checkin the accuracy of thei r own records and notifying the employere ofthe problem. If the discrepancty can't be resolved within two months, the employerf must fire the employee or risk being chargecd with violatingimmigration laws. The regulation won'yt "let people ignore problems that have stared them in the face Smith said. Many workers who have been usinh fake Social Security numbers will losetheir jobs, but "they'rer not just going to pack up theire bags and go back to Mexico," Reiff said.
Employera should prepare for increased federalo enforcement of immigration laws by goinfg throughthe I-9 forms that workeras fill out when they're hiredf and see if there are any obvious Smith said.
Immigration attorneys also think the Department of Homeland Security will move forwardx with a proposed federal regulation that woulcd increasea business' liabilithy for employing workers whose Social Security numbers don'r match government databases. "There will be mass layoffsz as soon as that regulationnis published," said Laura Reiff, an immigrationh attorney at Greenberg Traurig's McLean, Va., office and co-chairwomamn of the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition. "Imn Florida, it could be catastrophic," said Wendy Smith, an employment lawyef at the Tampa office ofFishetr & Phillips law firm.
Business groups like EWIC contende d immigration reform was needed to fix adysfunctionalk system. Employers in many industries can't find enouguh legal workers, document fraudf makes it hard to determineda worker's status, and the failure of Congresas to address these problems has prompted states and localities to pass thei own immigration laws. By putting off action on immigratiob reform, the Senate just made the status quo Reiff said.
State legislators around the countrt have introducednearly 1,200 bills and resolutione related to immigration so far this year, up from 570 last States will see Congress' failure to addresse immigration as "a green light to go forward and do Reiff said. "I don't thinkl there's any question that it will energize more efforte at the state andlocal level," said EWIC Co-chairman Randy vice president of labor, immigration and employee benefitws at the U.S.
Chamber of Many of these efforts are aimed at In Georgia, a new law went into effect July 1 that requiresw businesses that receive state contracts to participatee in the federal government's Basic Pilot program, an electronic system that checks Social Security numbers against federaol databases. Colorado enacted similar legislation this OnMay 12, Farmers Branch voters overwhelminglt approved an ordinance that requires apartment managers to verifg their residents' U.S. citizenship.
But the Mexican American Legal Defensew and Educational Fund and Bill Brewer ofthe Dallas-based law firm have sued Farmersz Branch, saying the ordinancee is vague and violates the due processe of its clients. A federakl district court judge has granted a preliminar injunction halting the city from implementing the ordinance untikl the lawsuitis resolved. Similar ordinances also have been challenge d in other courts aroundethe country. Business groups contens they violatethe U.S. Constitutioj because only the federal government has jurisdictionover immigration. The same argumentr applies to state laws that wouldd force companies to participate in the BasicPilot program, they The U.S.
Supreme Court ultimately will have to decide this saidIrv Mehlman, a spokesman for the Federation for Americah Immigration Reform, which supports stronger enforcement of immigration laws. A biggee threat to businesses could come from thefederapl government. Business groups had urgedr the Department of Homeland Security to wait for immigratiom reform legislation before it issues a final regulation outlining what stepe businesses should take when they receive letters notifying them thatan employee's name and Social Securityu number don't match federal records. Now that Congress has puntesd onthe issue, the department may soon implement that regulation, immigratiojn attorneys predict.
As proposed last summer, businesses that receive these "no letters should follow certain steps, such as checkin the accuracy of thei r own records and notifying the employere ofthe problem. If the discrepancty can't be resolved within two months, the employerf must fire the employee or risk being chargecd with violatingimmigration laws. The regulation won'yt "let people ignore problems that have stared them in the face Smith said. Many workers who have been usinh fake Social Security numbers will losetheir jobs, but "they'rer not just going to pack up theire bags and go back to Mexico," Reiff said.
Employera should prepare for increased federalo enforcement of immigration laws by goinfg throughthe I-9 forms that workeras fill out when they're hiredf and see if there are any obvious Smith said.
Friday, April 1, 2011
DISH converter box swap takes place May 22-23 - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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Consumers can exchange valid governmentf coupons for a DISH converte rbox on-site. The $40 coupon will cover the entire cost ofthe box, plus applicablee taxes, and will not require any additional costs, say companyh officials. representatives will be on hand to answer questions aboug the June 12 analog to digital conversioj that is taking placenationwide — hoping to help ease consumerzs into the transition. The box is one of DISH Network’es top-rated DTVPal converter boxes. Because the event is an even cash or credit cards will not be Consumers who do not have avalid coupon, but wish to purchasse the box can do so at theit local retail store or by visiting the DTVPal .
Hours of the evenr are Friday (May 22) from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the at 1701 4th Sreer SW and Saturday from10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Northb Valley Library at 7704 2ndStreet NW. Digital televisiomn (DTV) is an advanced broadcasting technologty that produces higher quality picturesand sound. The switcjh from analog to digital was authorizeeby Congress, with June 12 as the final date when full-powefr television stations must cease broadcasting analog signals. DTV proponent s say the switch to digital broadcast will free up spectrum for public safety communicationd suchas police, fire departments and rescus squads, and advanced mobile wireless services, such as wirelesse broadband.
Consumers can exchange valid governmentf coupons for a DISH converte rbox on-site. The $40 coupon will cover the entire cost ofthe box, plus applicablee taxes, and will not require any additional costs, say companyh officials. representatives will be on hand to answer questions aboug the June 12 analog to digital conversioj that is taking placenationwide — hoping to help ease consumerzs into the transition. The box is one of DISH Network’es top-rated DTVPal converter boxes. Because the event is an even cash or credit cards will not be Consumers who do not have avalid coupon, but wish to purchasse the box can do so at theit local retail store or by visiting the DTVPal .
Hours of the evenr are Friday (May 22) from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the at 1701 4th Sreer SW and Saturday from10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Northb Valley Library at 7704 2ndStreet NW. Digital televisiomn (DTV) is an advanced broadcasting technologty that produces higher quality picturesand sound. The switcjh from analog to digital was authorizeeby Congress, with June 12 as the final date when full-powefr television stations must cease broadcasting analog signals. DTV proponent s say the switch to digital broadcast will free up spectrum for public safety communicationd suchas police, fire departments and rescus squads, and advanced mobile wireless services, such as wirelesse broadband.
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