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Financial terms of the merger were not Creative Benefit Solutions will continue to operatde in Louisville under thesame name, and will retai n its five employees, said Michelle Amshoff, who will continu to serve as president. Her husband, Jay Amshoff, will continus as vice president of sales and According tothe company’s Web site, www.creativebenefitsolutions.net, Creative Benefit Solutionx specializes in group health, life, dental, disability and executive life policies. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is basec in Itasca, Ill.
According to the company’ss Web site, , the company offers retail property/casualt y brokerage, benefits brokerage, claims management, wholesale property/casualty brokerage, insurances captive formation and internationalbrokeragwe services. Creative Benefit Solutions will operate as part ofArthur J. Gallaghere & Co.'s benefits division, said Marsha J. Akin, investor relations specialist forArthur J. Gallagher Co. Michelle Amshoff said that most of the changeas to Creative Benefit Solutions will bemade "behinxd the scenes," and won't be apparent to clients.
What clientsa will find, Michelle Amshoff is access to an expanded portfolio of including property andcasualty insurance. "We have been contacted probablyg four to six timews a year by local agenciesw and banks who were interested incross selling, and we really weren't interested in Michelle Amshoff said. "We agreed to a meeting with because I was familiar with the but I was interested in what they coul bring to the table for our This is allabourt resources, tools and knowledge.
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Companies that adapt - bizjournals:
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The 40-employee company asked its employeess for input on the cuts and the overwhelmingresponswe was: We’d rather have pay cuts than The company decided to tier paycute so management received 20 percent cuts and lower-levep employees would get less significant cuts. Thoss making less than $60,000 a year took no cut. “W let the people who really need the moneytkeep it. And top management took the biggesyt hit,” said CEO Vito Palmieri. “Thart was really well received.” The company, known by its acronym EASi also tied the pay cuts torevenue targets.
After a dreadfull October, the company made its fourth-quarter targetws by a couple hundred bucks at theeleventh “The first time, we made it and everybodt cheered,” Palmieri said. The company wasn’t as luckt in the first quartetr of this year and had to ultimatelty implement thesalary cuts. But Palmieri said in workin to minimize impacton employees, the company has earnedr goodwill. “We haven’t lost said Palmieri. “And in fact, it’s been a morale booster because everybody feelslike they’re part of something.” Palmierki said taking care of the company’s peopled is an important business strategy.
To that end, the companh offers 100 percent health care for its employees and their families. “It costs us 9 percenr of salaryso it’s not cheap, but it’se unique today and sends a signal that we’lp do whatever we can to take care of you,” Palmierui said. The company stilkl faces challenges. Palmieri said EASi has had to work hardefr and take longer to close new But the company hasmanaged through, raising a $300,000 round of funding at the stargt of the downturn from friends, family and employeex to act as a cushion and directiny its sales force to focus on regional “Focusing on segments that can afford your productf right now is very important,” Palmieri But the real key to managinfg through the recession, Palmieri said: “Keeping the morale up.
Keeping people motivated is very much partof it.”
The 40-employee company asked its employeess for input on the cuts and the overwhelmingresponswe was: We’d rather have pay cuts than The company decided to tier paycute so management received 20 percent cuts and lower-levep employees would get less significant cuts. Thoss making less than $60,000 a year took no cut. “W let the people who really need the moneytkeep it. And top management took the biggesyt hit,” said CEO Vito Palmieri. “Thart was really well received.” The company, known by its acronym EASi also tied the pay cuts torevenue targets.
After a dreadfull October, the company made its fourth-quarter targetws by a couple hundred bucks at theeleventh “The first time, we made it and everybodt cheered,” Palmieri said. The company wasn’t as luckt in the first quartetr of this year and had to ultimatelty implement thesalary cuts. But Palmieri said in workin to minimize impacton employees, the company has earnedr goodwill. “We haven’t lost said Palmieri. “And in fact, it’s been a morale booster because everybody feelslike they’re part of something.” Palmierki said taking care of the company’s peopled is an important business strategy.
To that end, the companh offers 100 percent health care for its employees and their families. “It costs us 9 percenr of salaryso it’s not cheap, but it’se unique today and sends a signal that we’lp do whatever we can to take care of you,” Palmierui said. The company stilkl faces challenges. Palmieri said EASi has had to work hardefr and take longer to close new But the company hasmanaged through, raising a $300,000 round of funding at the stargt of the downturn from friends, family and employeex to act as a cushion and directiny its sales force to focus on regional “Focusing on segments that can afford your productf right now is very important,” Palmieri But the real key to managinfg through the recession, Palmieri said: “Keeping the morale up.
Keeping people motivated is very much partof it.”
martes, 10 de enero de 2012
Gary Grunau leaves Gilbane - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Gilbane will continue to operats a Milwaukee division and lease office space inSchlitaz Park, said Wes Cotter, director of corporate communications for Gilbane, which has its headquarters in R.I. Schlitz Park is one of a few Grunau-ownex commercial developments in Milwaukee. “Gary is an entrepreneur who brought the companyu a lotof business, but decided the fit was no longerr right,” Cotter said. Grunau declined to comment on his departurewfrom Gilbane. In March 2003, Gilbane acquiref Grunau Project Development for anundisclosed sum.
At the time, the combined firms were known as with Grunau beingthe company’s senior vice presidentr of Gilbane’s north central region, covering Wisconsin, Minnesotqa and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The restructuredf Gilbane Midwest region is managed byMichael Bohn, a seniord vice president based in Chicago. The region includee the statesof Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and northernj Indiana. The new manager for Gilbane’s Milwaukee officer is Adam Jelen. Since early 2009, Gilbane has reduced its Milwaukee work forcde from more than 40 employees to fewerthan 30, Cotted said.
The reduction is one reason Gilband combined management of the Milwaukee and Chicago In the six years that Grunaudirected Gilbane’a Milwaukee office, the compant built some of the largest projects in southeast Grunau helped secure the construction contrac t for Manpower Inc.’s 280,000-square-foot, $78 millionj headquarters in Schlitz Park, the $320 million addition and renovation of Potawatomij Bingo Casino, the $80 million Medical College of Wisconsin Children’s Research Institute and Biomedica l Research Center and the $64 milliom Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin on the city’sa lakefront.
“The Milwaukee team flourished under Gary’sx leadership and there’s nothing negativde in the air over him Cotter said. It’s uncertain if Grunau will seek anothert executive position witha Milwaukee-area constructiojn or development firm and remain active in southeast Some developers speculate he might creats his own consulting company. Zilbee Ltd. has consulted with Grunau and worked with him onconstruction projects, according to Mike Mervis, a Zilber “I hope we can work with him again in the future and that he stays in the community and continuesx to make a difference,” Mervis said.
“Nort many people have accomplished what Gary has in Grunau was one of the realestates investors, along with Harold and B.J. Sampson, who bought the former Jos. Schlitz Brewinb Co. complex in 1984 from Stroh’x and redeveloped the 40-acre site along the Milwaukere River. Six years earlier, Grunau agreed to become lead developer for the Hyatt Regency Hotel on West Kilbourhn Avenue in downtown Milwaukee after the original developetr was forced to walk away fromthe
Gilbane will continue to operats a Milwaukee division and lease office space inSchlitaz Park, said Wes Cotter, director of corporate communications for Gilbane, which has its headquarters in R.I. Schlitz Park is one of a few Grunau-ownex commercial developments in Milwaukee. “Gary is an entrepreneur who brought the companyu a lotof business, but decided the fit was no longerr right,” Cotter said. Grunau declined to comment on his departurewfrom Gilbane. In March 2003, Gilbane acquiref Grunau Project Development for anundisclosed sum.
At the time, the combined firms were known as with Grunau beingthe company’s senior vice presidentr of Gilbane’s north central region, covering Wisconsin, Minnesotqa and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The restructuredf Gilbane Midwest region is managed byMichael Bohn, a seniord vice president based in Chicago. The region includee the statesof Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and northernj Indiana. The new manager for Gilbane’s Milwaukee officer is Adam Jelen. Since early 2009, Gilbane has reduced its Milwaukee work forcde from more than 40 employees to fewerthan 30, Cotted said.
The reduction is one reason Gilband combined management of the Milwaukee and Chicago In the six years that Grunaudirected Gilbane’a Milwaukee office, the compant built some of the largest projects in southeast Grunau helped secure the construction contrac t for Manpower Inc.’s 280,000-square-foot, $78 millionj headquarters in Schlitz Park, the $320 million addition and renovation of Potawatomij Bingo Casino, the $80 million Medical College of Wisconsin Children’s Research Institute and Biomedica l Research Center and the $64 milliom Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin on the city’sa lakefront.
“The Milwaukee team flourished under Gary’sx leadership and there’s nothing negativde in the air over him Cotter said. It’s uncertain if Grunau will seek anothert executive position witha Milwaukee-area constructiojn or development firm and remain active in southeast Some developers speculate he might creats his own consulting company. Zilbee Ltd. has consulted with Grunau and worked with him onconstruction projects, according to Mike Mervis, a Zilber “I hope we can work with him again in the future and that he stays in the community and continuesx to make a difference,” Mervis said.
“Nort many people have accomplished what Gary has in Grunau was one of the realestates investors, along with Harold and B.J. Sampson, who bought the former Jos. Schlitz Brewinb Co. complex in 1984 from Stroh’x and redeveloped the 40-acre site along the Milwaukere River. Six years earlier, Grunau agreed to become lead developer for the Hyatt Regency Hotel on West Kilbourhn Avenue in downtown Milwaukee after the original developetr was forced to walk away fromthe
domingo, 8 de enero de 2012
Gold stuck in narrow range, looking for escape route - Hindu Business Line
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Hindu Business Line | Gold stuck in narrow range, looking for escape route Hindu Business Line According to technical analysts, as lead continues to trade heavily, one can expect it to soon be testing range support between 1909 and 1939. Copper is stuck in a contracting range between 7248 and 7752. One has to look for a break to suggest further ... |
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City Opens First Senior Center Geared To Help People With Vision Loss - NY1
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NY1 | City Opens First Senior Center Geared To Help People With Vision Loss NY1 The city opened on Tuesday its first-ever center specifically geared toward the needs of older New Yorkers with vision loss. NY1's Health reporter Kafi Drexel filed the following report. The city's new center for the blind and visually impaired adult ... |
domingo, 1 de enero de 2012
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund December 2011 Distribution - Sacramento Bee
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Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund December 2011 Distribution Sacramento Bee Shareholders should note that the Fund's total regular distribution amount is subject to change as a result of market conditions or other factors. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are estimates, are not being provided ... Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions Global High Income Fund Inc. â€" Reports Earnings |
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