Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Md. colleges given $11M to combat nursing shortage - Wichita Business Journal:

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The grants, being divvied among 17 Marylandenursing schools, will be used to lure faculty and students, and improved technology at the universities. Maryland’s nursing shortagw is expected toreach 10,000 by according to the . The current vacancy rate of nursee at state hospitals is 8 The economic downturn has helped the industryh because many retired nurses have come backto work, but once the recessiom ends the shortage will said Carmela Coyle, CEO of the Marylandx Hospital Association. The first rounrd of grants will increase the numbe of nurses graduating by 300 students and add 20 faculty positions at nursinvg programs acrossthe state.
“The number of nurses graduating from Maryland schools are simplynot enough,” said Ronal d B. Peterson, president of and co-chair of the “Who Will campaign at a press conference “We cannot take our eye off thenursingy demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,500 new nursintg students. The program has raisedr $15.5 million to date through the state’s businesx community, including funds from the Baltimore constructiomnform , , the region's largesyt hospital system, and , the region's largest healthy insurer. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for example, gave $500,000.
The goal is to raisse $20 million from the private sector by the end of the and then raise anaddition $40 million in local and federal • • • • • • ; and, .

Monday, March 28, 2011

Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Florida Hires X-Inmates - Gather.com

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Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Florida Hires X-Inmates

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Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Florida hires x-inmates to supervise burger flipping. No kidding, you never know who is behind that red and white counter. Jamel Marte Houston didn't eat at burger joints for the 10 years while he was behind bars for ...


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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Regulators order SouthBank to consider sale or merger - Kansas City Business Journal:

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The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) signefd the supervisory agreement with SouthBank onMay 21. On the same day, it signede a separate supervisory agreement with itsholding Huntsville, Ala.-based Commonwealth Savingsharesa Corp., and a more serious ceass and desist order with its siste institution, SouthBank of Huntsville. The Palm Beacu Gardens-based bank only had $24.5 million in assetzs as of March 31. It had capitakl ratios in excess ofregulatory requirements. The OTS agreement said the bank failex to comply with the requirements of laws and thoughit didn’t specify which ones, and failed in the areae of risk management, operational managemenyt and correcting deficiencies.
It told the bank it must submitf a plan to become viable asa stand-alonee without depending on its sister institution or parent holdinh company. The order also placerd restrictions onthe bank’s growth and the hirint of executive management. Danny Wiginton, the chairman and CEO of both did not immediately return a callseekingv comment.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Human Capital: People on the move, June 2 - Business First of Louisville:

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Goodwin Procter's Budd elected vice chairman of AAA nationap board WayneBudd , senior counsel with the Boston law firm of and a membed of the board of directors of , was electedd vice chairman of AAA’s nationakl board of directors. Turbine taps Paradowskki as CFO , a Westwood-based online gaming technologyg company, appointed M. Beau Paradowski chief financial officer. Clough to run Leerink Swann's MEDACorp division Health care investment bank Leerino Swann of Boston appointed Brent Clougg senior managing director and head of itsMEDACorop division. Prior to joining Leerink Swann, Clough was president and CEO of IntrinsiQLLC , an oncology software and data analytics firm.
promotes Stys as VP of marketinv andbusiness dev. Shawmut Design and Constructiohn in Boston promoted BrianStys , a 16-yeaf veteran of the firm, to the newly-createdf role of vice president of marketingv and business development. The Protector Group Insurancr Agency adds Mullery as director of compliance and wellnesws of Worcester added Laura Ann Mullery as director of complianceand wellness. Mulleryt previously served as assistant vice presidentf at in Boston and vice presidentg of major accounts at Thorbahb Associatesin Quincy.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Brigham does first full face transplant in US - Boston Globe (blog)

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By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff Brigham and Women's Hospital surgeons last week performed the first full face transplant in the United States, attaching a donor's face to a young Texas man who suffered severe burns in a horrific electrical accident in ...

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Warren Christopher, US secretary of state under Bill Clinton, dies aged 85 - The Guardian

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Warren Christopher, US secretary of state under Bill Clinton, dies aged 85

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Warren Christopher, who was US secretary of state under Bill Clinton, has died aged 85 from cancer. Photograph: Tami Chappell/Reuters The former US secretary of state Warren Christopher, who helped bring peace to Bosnia and negotiated for the release ...



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