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How To Save Money And Get Discount Car Insurance In New Jersey
The best way to save money and get discount car in New Jersey is to design a car policy that's right for you and then see how much that policy would cost from every company operating in New Jersey.

In order to do this let's start by looking at everything you can do to build a policy from the ground up that will save you as much money as possible.

The minimum car you are required to carry in New Jersey is Liability, Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and Uninsured Motorist (UM) coverage.

None of these types of will repair or replace your vehicle if you are in an accident, especially if

you are at fault for the accident. If you want to protect your own vehicle then in addition to the three types of that I just mentioned, you will also need to buy Collision as well as Comprehensive insurance.

Just so you know, driving without in New Jersey can land you in a lot of hot water. At a minimum you may be subjected to fines, community service, license suspension and when you do buy so that you can legally drive in New Jersey you can count on what is referred to as an "insurance surcharge" – in other words, yet another fine.

So let's start designing a policy that will cost you as little as possible while still giving you the coverage you need.

The first thing you need to do is to keep your driving record clean. This means you do not have any speeding tickets or other moving violations and that you most certainly do not have any convictions for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). Even a speeding ticket will prevent you from getting the best rates on discount car insurance, but a DWI or a DUI will send your rates to the moon.

If you are under 25 years old stay in school and keep your grades up. If you can maintain at least a "B" average then you can save about 5% on your monthly car premium.

Can you keep your car in a garage at night? If so there's another big savings on your insurance.

Do you drive less than 500 miles each month on average? If so there's no reason for you to pay for while your car is just sitting in your garage – you should be eligible for a Low-Mileage Discount.

Do you have more than one policy with the same company? Maybe you have a life policy, or a homeowner's policy with the same company? If so you should be eligible for a Multi-Policy Discount on your car insurance.

Have you been insured with the same company for at least 5 years? If so ask for a Long-Term-Policy Discount.

Are you 55 or older? If so see if you qualify to take a special driver's refresher course. If you qualify and you pass the test you can shave about 10% off your car bill month after month!

Are you driving an old clunker of a car with little or no Kelly Blue Book value? If that's the case and you are still paying for collision or comprehensive you are simply throwing your premium dollars down the drain.

Along those same lines remember that each year that passes your vehicle loses value according to the Kelly Blue Book. Therefore you should lower the amount (and therefore the cost) of your comprehensive and collision each year – talk to your agent about how much you could save by simply doing this.

How large of a deductible can you afford? Think carefully before you answer. The higher your deductible the lower your monthly car premium, but keep in mind that however much you set your deductible for, that is the amount of money you are going to have to pull out of your own wallet any time you have a claim. Make sure you can afford your deductible.

O.K., now you've got enough information to create the perfect, low cost car policy. Now it's time to get online and find at least 3 different websites that let you compare prices on policies between different companies.

Each site wants you to think that it is comparing prices at every single company, but that is simply not the case. If you are really serious and want to genuinely save money and get discount car in New Jersey then you're going to have to take a few extra minutes and compare the price of your super policy on at least 3 different websites.

Then simply pick the best price you can find and you're done! You've saved money and gotten the very best deal you could on car here in New Jersey. Congratulations!

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Agios boosts staff following Celgene deal
Agios Pharmaceuticals has doubled in size on the heels of its lucrative drug-development deal with Celgene Corp.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bzYj6zz2Jfk:0xC94ZPNTFw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bzYj6zz2Jfk:0xC94ZPNTFw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=bzYj6zz2Jfk:0xC94ZPNTFw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bzYj6zz2Jfk:0xC94ZPNTFw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=bzYj6zz2Jfk:0xC94ZPNTFw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bzYj6zz2Jfk:0xC94ZPNTFw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
New Masonic Homes center named after Sam Swope
A new $40 million facility at Masonic Homes of Kentucky?s Louisville campus will be called the Sam Swope Care Center, Masonic Homes announced today.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=V5RIzmMtvzI:l42iWwLdR9I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=V5RIzmMtvzI:l42iWwLdR9I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=V5RIzmMtvzI:l42iWwLdR9I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=V5RIzmMtvzI:l42iWwLdR9I:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=V5RIzmMtvzI:l42iWwLdR9I:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=V5RIzmMtvzI:l42iWwLdR9I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Richard Goldberg named president of Georgetown University Hospital
Georgetown University Hospital?s interim president Richard Goldberg has dropped the adjective from his title, assuming the permanent position, the hospital said Thursday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=oTDy45DaHZU:HU2TaQ3Xbz8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=oTDy45DaHZU:HU2TaQ3Xbz8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=oTDy45DaHZU:HU2TaQ3Xbz8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=oTDy45DaHZU:HU2TaQ3Xbz8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=oTDy45DaHZU:HU2TaQ3Xbz8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=oTDy45DaHZU:HU2TaQ3Xbz8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Legislature takes no action on budget
New York state legislators accomplished nothing in emergency sessions Wednesday and Thursday, and they won?t return to the Capitol until next week.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=6zTYP-8eozY:JElutYaInpE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=6zTYP-8eozY:JElutYaInpE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=6zTYP-8eozY:JElutYaInpE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=6zTYP-8eozY:JElutYaInpE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=6zTYP-8eozY:JElutYaInpE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=6zTYP-8eozY:JElutYaInpE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Md. health department awards $1.3M in grants
A division of the state?s health department said Thursday it has doled out grants totaling more than $1.3 million to 14 statewide health care organizations.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kKN2nje0Njw:khyixITkbso:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kKN2nje0Njw:khyixITkbso:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=kKN2nje0Njw:khyixITkbso:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kKN2nje0Njw:khyixITkbso:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=kKN2nje0Njw:khyixITkbso:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kKN2nje0Njw:khyixITkbso:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Business Journal names Health Care Heroes
The St. Louis Business Journal has selected its 2010 Health Care Hero award winners.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FNdYaVa77ME:EFr_5yfhkNM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FNdYaVa77ME:EFr_5yfhkNM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=FNdYaVa77ME:EFr_5yfhkNM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FNdYaVa77ME:EFr_5yfhkNM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=FNdYaVa77ME:EFr_5yfhkNM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FNdYaVa77ME:EFr_5yfhkNM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Cogdell Spencer Erdman acquires S.C. medical center
Cogdell Spencer Erdman has acquired St. Francis Outpatient Center in Greenville, S.C., in a $16 million deal. (CSA)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=s_auuUuR9nU:FBDxLEGjiyI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=s_auuUuR9nU:FBDxLEGjiyI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=s_auuUuR9nU:FBDxLEGjiyI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=s_auuUuR9nU:FBDxLEGjiyI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=s_auuUuR9nU:FBDxLEGjiyI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=s_auuUuR9nU:FBDxLEGjiyI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Wesley parent posts 2Q net income gains
HCA Inc. increased its second-quarter net income 3.4 percent to $293 million, the health care facilities operator announced Thursday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NrVQz0IBU1w:7LkYJsBDQ40:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NrVQz0IBU1w:7LkYJsBDQ40:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=NrVQz0IBU1w:7LkYJsBDQ40:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NrVQz0IBU1w:7LkYJsBDQ40:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=NrVQz0IBU1w:7LkYJsBDQ40:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NrVQz0IBU1w:7LkYJsBDQ40:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Earnings: HealthSpring profits soar 75%, guidance raised
HealthSpring Inc. <em>(NYSE: HS)</em> (HS)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NU3MEcVcsks:WbVr02Vy2LA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NU3MEcVcsks:WbVr02Vy2LA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=NU3MEcVcsks:WbVr02Vy2LA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NU3MEcVcsks:WbVr02Vy2LA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=NU3MEcVcsks:WbVr02Vy2LA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NU3MEcVcsks:WbVr02Vy2LA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Assurant Employee Benefits improves quarterly premiums and income
Assurant Employee Benefits posted improvements in both income and premiums for the second quarter, helped by fewer instances of disability and death among the insurer?s clients. (AIZ)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=W-CYuZuWPBY:dBABQhN8dOA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=W-CYuZuWPBY:dBABQhN8dOA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=W-CYuZuWPBY:dBABQhN8dOA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=W-CYuZuWPBY:dBABQhN8dOA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=W-CYuZuWPBY:dBABQhN8dOA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=W-CYuZuWPBY:dBABQhN8dOA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Howard County General Hospital names two new trustees
Howard County General Hospital on Thursday named two new members to its board of trustees.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=alx5ebh0N28:Esd277dZKyo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=alx5ebh0N28:Esd277dZKyo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=alx5ebh0N28:Esd277dZKyo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=alx5ebh0N28:Esd277dZKyo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=alx5ebh0N28:Esd277dZKyo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=alx5ebh0N28:Esd277dZKyo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Medtronic to study device for treating heart failure
Medtronic Inc. is launching a clinical trial for a device that could treat heart-failure patients by stimulating their spines, the company announced Thursday. (MDT)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=UUshOmrD4R4:hrnfsbV90fw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=UUshOmrD4R4:hrnfsbV90fw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=UUshOmrD4R4:hrnfsbV90fw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=UUshOmrD4R4:hrnfsbV90fw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=UUshOmrD4R4:hrnfsbV90fw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=UUshOmrD4R4:hrnfsbV90fw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Labor shortage: HCA pinched by recession-driven baby bust
A nationwide baby bust spawned by the economic recession is cutting into HCA Inc.?s business.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=RzHbqLP0Uyw:GCVUAiuV_18:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=RzHbqLP0Uyw:GCVUAiuV_18:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=RzHbqLP0Uyw:GCVUAiuV_18:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=RzHbqLP0Uyw:GCVUAiuV_18:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=RzHbqLP0Uyw:GCVUAiuV_18:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=RzHbqLP0Uyw:GCVUAiuV_18:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Baptist Health Foundation boosts contributions to San Antonio groups
Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio has increased its grant funding to area community health organizations by 12.7 percent.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=wYfuZf_SPNM:1Y9EOsmLLdc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=wYfuZf_SPNM:1Y9EOsmLLdc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=wYfuZf_SPNM:1Y9EOsmLLdc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=wYfuZf_SPNM:1Y9EOsmLLdc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=wYfuZf_SPNM:1Y9EOsmLLdc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=wYfuZf_SPNM:1Y9EOsmLLdc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
St. Vincent?s, MinuteClinic ink deal
St. Vincent?s HealthCare said today it has entered into a clinical affiliation with the seven Jacksonville-area MinuteClinics. (CVS)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=PRNAxgfjloc:94ylofjiCtc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=PRNAxgfjloc:94ylofjiCtc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=PRNAxgfjloc:94ylofjiCtc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=PRNAxgfjloc:94ylofjiCtc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=PRNAxgfjloc:94ylofjiCtc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=PRNAxgfjloc:94ylofjiCtc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
AdviTech to expand operations to Lockhart
AdviTech Inc. has inked a long-term lease with the Lockhart Economic Development Corp. to occupy a build-to-suit facility in Central Texas.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=lKvmEpjVRxg:C4KdTSQm7Zs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=lKvmEpjVRxg:C4KdTSQm7Zs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=lKvmEpjVRxg:C4KdTSQm7Zs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=lKvmEpjVRxg:C4KdTSQm7Zs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=lKvmEpjVRxg:C4KdTSQm7Zs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=lKvmEpjVRxg:C4KdTSQm7Zs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
PSS lifts 1Q income 4%
Sluggish business in the physician market contributed to weaker than expected revenue in the first quarter for PSS World Medical Inc.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Q4JjsmiHobo:Hr77oV_IQ_s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Q4JjsmiHobo:Hr77oV_IQ_s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Q4JjsmiHobo:Hr77oV_IQ_s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Q4JjsmiHobo:Hr77oV_IQ_s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Q4JjsmiHobo:Hr77oV_IQ_s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Q4JjsmiHobo:Hr77oV_IQ_s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Sen. Sean Logan accepts UPMC job
State Sen. Sean Logan, a Democrat from Monroeville, has been named to the newly created role of vice president of community relations at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kmOr9n5ono4:ltBVpp7n2JM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kmOr9n5ono4:ltBVpp7n2JM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=kmOr9n5ono4:ltBVpp7n2JM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kmOr9n5ono4:ltBVpp7n2JM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=kmOr9n5ono4:ltBVpp7n2JM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kmOr9n5ono4:ltBVpp7n2JM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Ochsner Health: Gulf oil spill spikes mental illness reports
A survey shows the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is impacting the mental health of coastal residents in four states bordering the Gulf.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XtpK0sTHJHw:0RyiOjN3zBk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XtpK0sTHJHw:0RyiOjN3zBk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=XtpK0sTHJHw:0RyiOjN3zBk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XtpK0sTHJHw:0RyiOjN3zBk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=XtpK0sTHJHw:0RyiOjN3zBk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XtpK0sTHJHw:0RyiOjN3zBk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
GlaxoSmithKline to pay Isis Pharmaceuticals $5 million milestone payment
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline will pay Isis Pharmaceuticals $5 million for reaching phase II trials on one of Isis?s treatments for rare diseases. (GSK)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=_pBx43SZcSY:cPUgOYJReA8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=_pBx43SZcSY:cPUgOYJReA8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=_pBx43SZcSY:cPUgOYJReA8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=_pBx43SZcSY:cPUgOYJReA8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=_pBx43SZcSY:cPUgOYJReA8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=_pBx43SZcSY:cPUgOYJReA8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
CryoLife posts $2.9 million Q2 profit
CryoLife Inc.?s net income was up 16 percent in the second quarter. (CRY)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=5a85cIqclOw:W33__Ez9OvM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=5a85cIqclOw:W33__Ez9OvM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=5a85cIqclOw:W33__Ez9OvM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=5a85cIqclOw:W33__Ez9OvM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=5a85cIqclOw:W33__Ez9OvM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=5a85cIqclOw:W33__Ez9OvM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Covidien profit rises 30% in Q3
Covidien plc reported a profit of $364 million for its third quarter, up nearly 30 percent from $281 million in the prior-year quarter. (COV)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=JTaXdtcGbtQ:Yn-q-wtQwYc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=JTaXdtcGbtQ:Yn-q-wtQwYc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=JTaXdtcGbtQ:Yn-q-wtQwYc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=JTaXdtcGbtQ:Yn-q-wtQwYc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=JTaXdtcGbtQ:Yn-q-wtQwYc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=JTaXdtcGbtQ:Yn-q-wtQwYc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Canterbury Woods reaffirmed
Canterbury Woods has received a five-year reaccreditation.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=njMTMdBGuRU:T7Q5xcM4HIg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=njMTMdBGuRU:T7Q5xcM4HIg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=njMTMdBGuRU:T7Q5xcM4HIg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=njMTMdBGuRU:T7Q5xcM4HIg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=njMTMdBGuRU:T7Q5xcM4HIg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=njMTMdBGuRU:T7Q5xcM4HIg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Nursefinders to be acquired for $220M
Arlington-based Nursefinders has inked a deal to be acquired by health care staffing firm AMN Healthcare Services for approximately $220 million, the companies said Wednesday. (AHS)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FCgRpUf2tgw:kSreOdN3M2U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FCgRpUf2tgw:kSreOdN3M2U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=FCgRpUf2tgw:kSreOdN3M2U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FCgRpUf2tgw:kSreOdN3M2U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=FCgRpUf2tgw:kSreOdN3M2U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FCgRpUf2tgw:kSreOdN3M2U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
West End Health Center to close
The West End Health Center will close Friday following months of financial strife. Since early July the clinic has not taken new appointments, seeing patients only for follow-ups and medication refills.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=BRToyGtG3yQ:LdVNkLI3OPE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=BRToyGtG3yQ:LdVNkLI3OPE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=BRToyGtG3yQ:LdVNkLI3OPE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=BRToyGtG3yQ:LdVNkLI3OPE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=BRToyGtG3yQ:LdVNkLI3OPE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=BRToyGtG3yQ:LdVNkLI3OPE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Earnings: Community Health Systems profits up 18%
Community Health Systems Inc. <em>(NYSE:CYH)</em> (CYH)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=37dVzZmk4aY:cZfFMH97j-w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=37dVzZmk4aY:cZfFMH97j-w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=37dVzZmk4aY:cZfFMH97j-w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=37dVzZmk4aY:cZfFMH97j-w:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=37dVzZmk4aY:cZfFMH97j-w:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=37dVzZmk4aY:cZfFMH97j-w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Hill-Rom sees 52% hike in 3Q profit
Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. raised its earnings outlook for fiscal 2010 after recording a 52 percent jump in third-quarter profit results. (HRC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=37r_J3FdYIE:4lSK9AtpQrQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=37r_J3FdYIE:4lSK9AtpQrQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=37r_J3FdYIE:4lSK9AtpQrQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=37r_J3FdYIE:4lSK9AtpQrQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=37r_J3FdYIE:4lSK9AtpQrQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=37r_J3FdYIE:4lSK9AtpQrQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
WellCare gets national accreditation
WellCare Health Plans Inc. was awarded a full health plan accreditation for its HealthEase of Florida and WellCare of Florida subsidiaries. (WCG)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=9WK59i0gKV8:ekDA5R96dlI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=9WK59i0gKV8:ekDA5R96dlI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=9WK59i0gKV8:ekDA5R96dlI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=9WK59i0gKV8:ekDA5R96dlI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=9WK59i0gKV8:ekDA5R96dlI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=9WK59i0gKV8:ekDA5R96dlI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Losses widen for Allos Therapeutics
Quarterly losses widened for Allos Therapeutics Inc. after expenses rose faster than revenue from its first commercial sales of its cancer drug. (ALTH)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ye9kS5K-P5g:4McoDc2LQsY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ye9kS5K-P5g:4McoDc2LQsY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=ye9kS5K-P5g:4McoDc2LQsY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ye9kS5K-P5g:4McoDc2LQsY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=ye9kS5K-P5g:4McoDc2LQsY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ye9kS5K-P5g:4McoDc2LQsY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Mylan reports lower 2Q earnings
Litigation settlement costs weighed on second-quarter earnings for Canonsburg, Pa.-based <a href="http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/related_content.html?topic=Mylan%20Inc">Mylan Inc.</a>, but the results met analysts' expectations.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XcT1V0tG4-c:ESVVviuk1K8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XcT1V0tG4-c:ESVVviuk1K8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=XcT1V0tG4-c:ESVVviuk1K8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XcT1V0tG4-c:ESVVviuk1K8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=XcT1V0tG4-c:ESVVviuk1K8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XcT1V0tG4-c:ESVVviuk1K8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Express Scripts Q2 profit soars 51%
Express Scripts said Wednesday its profit soared 51 percent to $289.9 million in the second quarter thanks to its <a href="http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/12/21/focus4.html ">$</a><a href="http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/12/21/focus4.html ">4.7 billion acquisition</a> of pharmacy benefit business NextRx from WellPoint.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=86UH9tVWpFQ:wPAwB3JDW6U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=86UH9tVWpFQ:wPAwB3JDW6U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=86UH9tVWpFQ:wPAwB3JDW6U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=86UH9tVWpFQ:wPAwB3JDW6U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=86UH9tVWpFQ:wPAwB3JDW6U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=86UH9tVWpFQ:wPAwB3JDW6U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
InterMune: IPF drug months away from 'path forward'
InterMune Inc. will meet early next month with federal regulators about its rejected treatment for a fatal lung-scarring disease, but the company warned that months will pass before it can say what the agency requires in an additional study. (ITMN)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=EeaFMwsrN5Q:NMJDF6OQrCA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=EeaFMwsrN5Q:NMJDF6OQrCA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=EeaFMwsrN5Q:NMJDF6OQrCA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=EeaFMwsrN5Q:NMJDF6OQrCA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=EeaFMwsrN5Q:NMJDF6OQrCA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=EeaFMwsrN5Q:NMJDF6OQrCA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Cerner sales and profits rise, driven by demand and stimulus money
Cerner Corp. says demand for its medical software, including sales tied to federal stimulus money, continued to drive revenue and profits in the second quarter.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=f5A-PDpbhvI:EYeEHteLsjg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=f5A-PDpbhvI:EYeEHteLsjg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=f5A-PDpbhvI:EYeEHteLsjg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=f5A-PDpbhvI:EYeEHteLsjg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=f5A-PDpbhvI:EYeEHteLsjg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=f5A-PDpbhvI:EYeEHteLsjg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Nektar Therapeutics slashes Q2 loss to $500,000
Nektar Therapeutics Inc. on Wednesday reported a second quarter loss of $500,000, or a penny a share, trimmed from a loss of $32.1 million, or 35 cents a share in the second quarter of 2009. (NKTR)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=izKrLuWX1gM:lTaCgbvcpiI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=izKrLuWX1gM:lTaCgbvcpiI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=izKrLuWX1gM:lTaCgbvcpiI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=izKrLuWX1gM:lTaCgbvcpiI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=izKrLuWX1gM:lTaCgbvcpiI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=izKrLuWX1gM:lTaCgbvcpiI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Georgia tax reform council begins task
A panel of academic economists and business leaders Wednesday launched five months of work that could lead to an overhaul of Georgia?s tax laws.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=n46dxP-mz0E:lfTMy_2ljPc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=n46dxP-mz0E:lfTMy_2ljPc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=n46dxP-mz0E:lfTMy_2ljPc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=n46dxP-mz0E:lfTMy_2ljPc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=n46dxP-mz0E:lfTMy_2ljPc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=n46dxP-mz0E:lfTMy_2ljPc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report says adultBasic coverage in Pa. endangered
Nearly 46,000 Pennsylvanians enrolled in Pennsylvania?s adultBasic subsidized health insurance plan could lose their coverage next year if an agreement with the state's Blue Cross and Blue Shield providers is not renewed, according to a report issued Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center and the Pennsylvania Health Access Network.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=q3wPzfAt85c:95xvtff2K-4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=q3wPzfAt85c:95xvtff2K-4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=q3wPzfAt85c:95xvtff2K-4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=q3wPzfAt85c:95xvtff2K-4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=q3wPzfAt85c:95xvtff2K-4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=q3wPzfAt85c:95xvtff2K-4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
D.C. CFO: Credit rating agencies averse to United Medical Center takeover
The three major credit rating agencies all take a dim view of D.C.?s recent takeover of United Medical Center, a financially struggling hospital in Southeast D.C. that?s barely stayed afloat under private control, according to D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=xq4sUuk0f6M:ZZZ-tlIY8Uk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=xq4sUuk0f6M:ZZZ-tlIY8Uk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=xq4sUuk0f6M:ZZZ-tlIY8Uk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=xq4sUuk0f6M:ZZZ-tlIY8Uk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=xq4sUuk0f6M:ZZZ-tlIY8Uk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=xq4sUuk0f6M:ZZZ-tlIY8Uk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii donates to Aloha Medical Mission
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has donated orthopedic surgical supplies to Aloha Medical Mission valued at nearly $145,000.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bnh4yEkYibg:vcsct4vv-sw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bnh4yEkYibg:vcsct4vv-sw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=bnh4yEkYibg:vcsct4vv-sw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bnh4yEkYibg:vcsct4vv-sw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=bnh4yEkYibg:vcsct4vv-sw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bnh4yEkYibg:vcsct4vv-sw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
LifeLink transfers physician practice to Tampa General Hospital
LifeLink HealthCare Institute, a physician practice focused on transplant surgery, will become part of Tampa General Hospital by Sept. 30.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ztWhM4HnDQY:C12o2bf2g2c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ztWhM4HnDQY:C12o2bf2g2c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=ztWhM4HnDQY:C12o2bf2g2c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ztWhM4HnDQY:C12o2bf2g2c:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=ztWhM4HnDQY:C12o2bf2g2c:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ztWhM4HnDQY:C12o2bf2g2c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Kentucky joins Johnson & Johnson settlement
Kentucky will participate in a nearly $75.4 million settlement with a subsidiary of international drug maker Johnson &amp; Johnson, the office of state attorney general Jack Conway announced Wednesday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FGheWwSbTOI:T1qGjH9XDWM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FGheWwSbTOI:T1qGjH9XDWM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=FGheWwSbTOI:T1qGjH9XDWM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FGheWwSbTOI:T1qGjH9XDWM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=FGheWwSbTOI:T1qGjH9XDWM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FGheWwSbTOI:T1qGjH9XDWM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Pulse Systems Inc. acquired by Cegedim of France
Wichita health records company Pulse Systems Inc. has been purchased by Cegedim, a French company that specializes in health care technology and services.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8vMRJdWhKuU:MLcD14M58VM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8vMRJdWhKuU:MLcD14M58VM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=8vMRJdWhKuU:MLcD14M58VM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8vMRJdWhKuU:MLcD14M58VM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=8vMRJdWhKuU:MLcD14M58VM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8vMRJdWhKuU:MLcD14M58VM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Four arrested for Medicaid fraud
Four Miami-Dade County residents are under arrest, charged with defrauding the state?s Medicaid program out of more than $539,000. They worked as speech pathologists and assistants for The Center for Bilingual Speech and Language Disorders in Miami.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=sx4OyaHCcLY:wxiAjcUK-2c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=sx4OyaHCcLY:wxiAjcUK-2c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=sx4OyaHCcLY:wxiAjcUK-2c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=sx4OyaHCcLY:wxiAjcUK-2c:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=sx4OyaHCcLY:wxiAjcUK-2c:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=sx4OyaHCcLY:wxiAjcUK-2c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Mediomics gets $460,000 for research
St. Louis biotechnology company Mediomics said Tuesday it received an additional $460,000 in federal funding thanks to the renewal of a second-year grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Zye5G0XaB00:Pixarvht47A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Zye5G0XaB00:Pixarvht47A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Zye5G0XaB00:Pixarvht47A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Zye5G0XaB00:Pixarvht47A:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Zye5G0XaB00:Pixarvht47A:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Zye5G0XaB00:Pixarvht47A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Baylor, Texas Children's get $14.9M NIH grant
Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children?s Hospital have received a $14.9 million infusion from the National Institutes of Health.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bb9IlRh5r0k:987YIIbW7YE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bb9IlRh5r0k:987YIIbW7YE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=bb9IlRh5r0k:987YIIbW7YE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bb9IlRh5r0k:987YIIbW7YE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=bb9IlRh5r0k:987YIIbW7YE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bb9IlRh5r0k:987YIIbW7YE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Sumner County makes $15 million deal to drop fight over proposed hospital sale
Sumner County officials have agreed to withdraw their objections to the sale of Sumner Regional Health Systems to LifePoint Hospitals Inc. in exchange for $15 million from the sale proceeds, among other conditions.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=E02y0XrYVAs:IK7vgLgodfQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=E02y0XrYVAs:IK7vgLgodfQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=E02y0XrYVAs:IK7vgLgodfQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=E02y0XrYVAs:IK7vgLgodfQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=E02y0XrYVAs:IK7vgLgodfQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=E02y0XrYVAs:IK7vgLgodfQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Rite Aid settles potential HIPAA violations for $1M
Rite Aid Corp. and its 40 related entities have agreed to pay $1 million to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=TBP53Uk2w2o:jS_XIG7J40g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=TBP53Uk2w2o:jS_XIG7J40g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=TBP53Uk2w2o:jS_XIG7J40g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=TBP53Uk2w2o:jS_XIG7J40g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=TBP53Uk2w2o:jS_XIG7J40g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=TBP53Uk2w2o:jS_XIG7J40g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Health Grades to be acquired by Vestar Capital in $294M deal
Online medical-rating service Health Grades Inc. is to be acquired by a unit of international private-equity firm Vestar Capital Partners V LP for $294 million, the companies announced Wednesday. (HGRD)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Plu8yNbhHDc:PAE1episPV8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Plu8yNbhHDc:PAE1episPV8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Plu8yNbhHDc:PAE1episPV8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Plu8yNbhHDc:PAE1episPV8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Plu8yNbhHDc:PAE1episPV8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Plu8yNbhHDc:PAE1episPV8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
County activates mental health task force
Last week?s heavey rains and subsequent flooding has prompted Milwaukee County to activate the Disaster Mental Health Task Force, a joint venture with several health care organizations.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=H6Ca89_giJA:iGozUSFi3jE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=H6Ca89_giJA:iGozUSFi3jE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=H6Ca89_giJA:iGozUSFi3jE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=H6Ca89_giJA:iGozUSFi3jE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=H6Ca89_giJA:iGozUSFi3jE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=H6Ca89_giJA:iGozUSFi3jE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Carrington College opens Pomona campus
Carrington College California, formerly Western Career College, on Tuesday announced it has opened a campus in Pomona that will share space with DeVry University.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=DRw24NAn-D0:sqO-F59xczk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=DRw24NAn-D0:sqO-F59xczk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=DRw24NAn-D0:sqO-F59xczk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=DRw24NAn-D0:sqO-F59xczk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=DRw24NAn-D0:sqO-F59xczk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=DRw24NAn-D0:sqO-F59xczk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
HemaQuest Pharmaceuticals raises $4M
HemaQuest Pharmaceuticals said it?s closed on $4 million of new financing from new investor Latterell Venture Partners to bring its total of Series B financing to $16 million.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=zTaQAwF1s7o:5niE03WyJ0U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=zTaQAwF1s7o:5niE03WyJ0U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=zTaQAwF1s7o:5niE03WyJ0U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=zTaQAwF1s7o:5niE03WyJ0U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=zTaQAwF1s7o:5niE03WyJ0U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=zTaQAwF1s7o:5niE03WyJ0U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
SLU names School of Public Health dean
Dr. Edwin Trevathan plans to return to St. Louis as the next dean of Saint Louis University?s School of Public Health, effective Sept. 13.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=5hOPReqchss:Ty5q_c6Zlkw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=5hOPReqchss:Ty5q_c6Zlkw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=5hOPReqchss:Ty5q_c6Zlkw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=5hOPReqchss:Ty5q_c6Zlkw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=5hOPReqchss:Ty5q_c6Zlkw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=5hOPReqchss:Ty5q_c6Zlkw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Mount Sinai Q2 profit climbs
Mount Sinai Medical Center?s profit climbed in the second quarter as it continued attracting more patients.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=pDy-6vf2E4s:MWq42hpyPg4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=pDy-6vf2E4s:MWq42hpyPg4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=pDy-6vf2E4s:MWq42hpyPg4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=pDy-6vf2E4s:MWq42hpyPg4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=pDy-6vf2E4s:MWq42hpyPg4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=pDy-6vf2E4s:MWq42hpyPg4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
FDA panel recommends Medtronic spinal device approval
A US Food and Drug Administration medical advisory panel split on its recommendation of Medtronic Inc.?s spinal product Amplify in a review Tuesday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=6RN3mNu5dIQ:IxuvIaqtaC8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=6RN3mNu5dIQ:IxuvIaqtaC8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=6RN3mNu5dIQ:IxuvIaqtaC8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=6RN3mNu5dIQ:IxuvIaqtaC8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=6RN3mNu5dIQ:IxuvIaqtaC8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=6RN3mNu5dIQ:IxuvIaqtaC8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Welshimer proposes plan to manage jail population
The Sedgwick County Commission on Wednesday discussed a proposal by Commissioner Gwen Welshimer that she says would help control the county?s jail population while avoiding a property tax increase. Commissioners voted to refer the plan to the Community Justice Coordinating Council for further review.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=P1WW-5iVZCA:g4zbqcM85bU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=P1WW-5iVZCA:g4zbqcM85bU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=P1WW-5iVZCA:g4zbqcM85bU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=P1WW-5iVZCA:g4zbqcM85bU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=P1WW-5iVZCA:g4zbqcM85bU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=P1WW-5iVZCA:g4zbqcM85bU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Bankruptcy judge approves auction for Medical Staffing Network
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Erik Kimball approved an auction to determine who will take control of Medical Staffing Network Holdings.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=sEYiAVhBESQ:iTx_CepUK8s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=sEYiAVhBESQ:iTx_CepUK8s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=sEYiAVhBESQ:iTx_CepUK8s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=sEYiAVhBESQ:iTx_CepUK8s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=sEYiAVhBESQ:iTx_CepUK8s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=sEYiAVhBESQ:iTx_CepUK8s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
GeoVax debates smaller fundraise
GeoVax Labs Inc. is pondering a $5 million to $10 million offering to retail and institutional investors.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=N9JZU-xwjY8:_gb_-MGJvw8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=N9JZU-xwjY8:_gb_-MGJvw8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=N9JZU-xwjY8:_gb_-MGJvw8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=N9JZU-xwjY8:_gb_-MGJvw8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=N9JZU-xwjY8:_gb_-MGJvw8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=N9JZU-xwjY8:_gb_-MGJvw8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
United Therapeutics back in black as revenue jumps 64%
United Therapeutics Corp. returned to profitability in the second quarter as a wider offering of products boosted sales at the Silver Spring drug manufacturer 64 percent. (UTHR)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=oL1ZuHqaERo:JgCzPBEeHmw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=oL1ZuHqaERo:JgCzPBEeHmw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=oL1ZuHqaERo:JgCzPBEeHmw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=oL1ZuHqaERo:JgCzPBEeHmw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=oL1ZuHqaERo:JgCzPBEeHmw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=oL1ZuHqaERo:JgCzPBEeHmw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Covidien completes $250M Somanetics buy
Covidien plc said Wednesday it completed its $250 million acquisition of Somanetics Corp. (COV)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Aj2ABCdWhKo:Y7xx2fCBR_Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Aj2ABCdWhKo:Y7xx2fCBR_Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Aj2ABCdWhKo:Y7xx2fCBR_Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Aj2ABCdWhKo:Y7xx2fCBR_Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Aj2ABCdWhKo:Y7xx2fCBR_Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Aj2ABCdWhKo:Y7xx2fCBR_Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Humana names Fla. commercial president
Humana Inc. has named Tim Love president of its Florida commercial operations.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=sm2K2Bof9oE:hvYARaUcuj4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=sm2K2Bof9oE:hvYARaUcuj4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=sm2K2Bof9oE:hvYARaUcuj4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=sm2K2Bof9oE:hvYARaUcuj4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=sm2K2Bof9oE:hvYARaUcuj4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=sm2K2Bof9oE:hvYARaUcuj4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
University of Houston gets $2.4M cancer research grant
A $2.4 million grant will help the University of Houston research a new multidisciplinary approach to fighting cancer.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=fB84VmNlSgA:YE0vsZP9XpM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=fB84VmNlSgA:YE0vsZP9XpM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=fB84VmNlSgA:YE0vsZP9XpM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=fB84VmNlSgA:YE0vsZP9XpM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=fB84VmNlSgA:YE0vsZP9XpM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=fB84VmNlSgA:YE0vsZP9XpM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: UnitedHealth nears $1.5B acquisition
UnitedHealth Group Inc. is nearing a $1.5 billion acquisition of Executive Health Resources Inc., according to a report from Bloomberg Businessweek. (UNH)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=VAXZTV4rXXA:IoskMM5VyUs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=VAXZTV4rXXA:IoskMM5VyUs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=VAXZTV4rXXA:IoskMM5VyUs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=VAXZTV4rXXA:IoskMM5VyUs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=VAXZTV4rXXA:IoskMM5VyUs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=VAXZTV4rXXA:IoskMM5VyUs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Hawaii Pacific Health gets A- bond rating from Fitch
Hawaii Pacific Health has received an A- rating from Fitch Inc. for a $61.9 million revenue bond. Proceeds will be used primarily to refund a $20 million bank loan and provide $35 million for capital investment at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women &amp; Children.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=85tXwIfngv8:SboN0oBDbjo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=85tXwIfngv8:SboN0oBDbjo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=85tXwIfngv8:SboN0oBDbjo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=85tXwIfngv8:SboN0oBDbjo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=85tXwIfngv8:SboN0oBDbjo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=85tXwIfngv8:SboN0oBDbjo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Olathe doctor Williamson pleads guilty to health care fraud
Wayne W. Williamson, an Olathe doctor, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges that included illegally supplying prescription drugs for resale.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=IkYPcEt2yV8:HyXS-aBIqks:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=IkYPcEt2yV8:HyXS-aBIqks:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=IkYPcEt2yV8:HyXS-aBIqks:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=IkYPcEt2yV8:HyXS-aBIqks:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=IkYPcEt2yV8:HyXS-aBIqks:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=IkYPcEt2yV8:HyXS-aBIqks:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Via Christi adds family doc to W. 21st clinic
Via Christi Health has added a family medicine specialist to its medical associates campus on West 21st Street North.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=yZCCYfNAHEU:RgDOR1RUb9U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=yZCCYfNAHEU:RgDOR1RUb9U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=yZCCYfNAHEU:RgDOR1RUb9U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=yZCCYfNAHEU:RgDOR1RUb9U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=yZCCYfNAHEU:RgDOR1RUb9U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=yZCCYfNAHEU:RgDOR1RUb9U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Hanger Orthopedic Group says move will save $3.5M annually
Bethesda-based Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc., which is in the process of <a href="http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2010/01/11/daily19.html">relocating its headquarters</a> from Bethesda to Austin, Texas, said the move, once complete, will save it between $2.5 million and $3.5 million in expenses a year. (HGR)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=T2zbaN8b86c:eFiPt83D3ms:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=T2zbaN8b86c:eFiPt83D3ms:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=T2zbaN8b86c:eFiPt83D3ms:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=T2zbaN8b86c:eFiPt83D3ms:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=T2zbaN8b86c:eFiPt83D3ms:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=T2zbaN8b86c:eFiPt83D3ms:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Farmers Insurance agrees to 10% one-time rate cut for some auto insurance customers
Some Farmers Insurance customers will get a 10 percent break on their auto insurance under an agreement reached by the insurance giant and the California Department of Insurance.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=q0IhHwEQxXc:eaT9Ik1GLAc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=q0IhHwEQxXc:eaT9Ik1GLAc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=q0IhHwEQxXc:eaT9Ik1GLAc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=q0IhHwEQxXc:eaT9Ik1GLAc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=q0IhHwEQxXc:eaT9Ik1GLAc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=q0IhHwEQxXc:eaT9Ik1GLAc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
New Mexico slides in Annie E. Casey report
New Mexico has consistently ranked in the bottom among states on 10 indicators of child well-being and it slid further in the past year, according to a new report.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NlGSCxzSNmI:C6cvtoKKMSc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NlGSCxzSNmI:C6cvtoKKMSc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=NlGSCxzSNmI:C6cvtoKKMSc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NlGSCxzSNmI:C6cvtoKKMSc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=NlGSCxzSNmI:C6cvtoKKMSc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NlGSCxzSNmI:C6cvtoKKMSc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Susan G. Komen furnishes new round of grants to fight breast cancer
The San Antonio Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure awarded nine grants totaling $850,000 to provide screening, treatment and education programs to women in the Alamo City.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=WyncuY41l6E:lZ3r0Q-iT9s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=WyncuY41l6E:lZ3r0Q-iT9s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=WyncuY41l6E:lZ3r0Q-iT9s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=WyncuY41l6E:lZ3r0Q-iT9s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=WyncuY41l6E:lZ3r0Q-iT9s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=WyncuY41l6E:lZ3r0Q-iT9s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Business health group saving costs
New data released by the Business Health Care Group shows that the group?s self-funded member companies saw a four-year aggregate health care cost decrease of 5.4 percent per health plan member when compared with 2005 base-year costs.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=qS2BxuQnaaU:3qmoYIZTC5k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=qS2BxuQnaaU:3qmoYIZTC5k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=qS2BxuQnaaU:3qmoYIZTC5k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=qS2BxuQnaaU:3qmoYIZTC5k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=qS2BxuQnaaU:3qmoYIZTC5k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=qS2BxuQnaaU:3qmoYIZTC5k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Froedtert names new finance exec
Froedtert &amp; Community Health has hired Catherine Jacobson as executive vice president for finance and strategy and chief financial and strategy officer.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=SqSVS5sBUnI:er-UZL_vxNY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=SqSVS5sBUnI:er-UZL_vxNY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=SqSVS5sBUnI:er-UZL_vxNY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=SqSVS5sBUnI:er-UZL_vxNY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=SqSVS5sBUnI:er-UZL_vxNY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=SqSVS5sBUnI:er-UZL_vxNY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Seattle Genetics trims Q2 loss
Seattle Genetics Inc. reported a second-quarter loss of $8.3 million, or a loss of 8 cents per share, which compares with a loss of $22.5 million, or a loss of 26 cents per share a year earlier. (SGEN)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OfiKtO9_ASE:MafTnRtfkkI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OfiKtO9_ASE:MafTnRtfkkI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=OfiKtO9_ASE:MafTnRtfkkI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OfiKtO9_ASE:MafTnRtfkkI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=OfiKtO9_ASE:MafTnRtfkkI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OfiKtO9_ASE:MafTnRtfkkI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
EHealth may buy back $30M of stock
EHealth Inc. said Tuesday its board authorized the repurchase of up to $30 million of its common stock. (EHTH)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=CsfPYzhKZzQ:FLJiqxhQqjM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=CsfPYzhKZzQ:FLJiqxhQqjM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=CsfPYzhKZzQ:FLJiqxhQqjM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=CsfPYzhKZzQ:FLJiqxhQqjM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=CsfPYzhKZzQ:FLJiqxhQqjM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=CsfPYzhKZzQ:FLJiqxhQqjM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
HealthSouth buys Texas rehab hospital
HealthSouth Corp. has agreed to buy Sugar Land Rehabilitation Hospital in Texas for an undisclosed amount. (HLS)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1IIda3P51u8:ccH0620JQRA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1IIda3P51u8:ccH0620JQRA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=1IIda3P51u8:ccH0620JQRA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1IIda3P51u8:ccH0620JQRA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=1IIda3P51u8:ccH0620JQRA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1IIda3P51u8:ccH0620JQRA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Washington hospital workers threaten CHS strike
Health care workers at two Washington State hospitals owned by Community Health Systems Inc. are threatening to walk off the job unless hospital management agrees to a contract with the local union. (CYH)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=t-Y8Suxk9oU:W0UOGsSgJnM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=t-Y8Suxk9oU:W0UOGsSgJnM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=t-Y8Suxk9oU:W0UOGsSgJnM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=t-Y8Suxk9oU:W0UOGsSgJnM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=t-Y8Suxk9oU:W0UOGsSgJnM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=t-Y8Suxk9oU:W0UOGsSgJnM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Aetna, Novant resolve coverage dispute
Aetna Health Inc. has reached a two-year agreement with Novant Health Inc. to continue its medical-insurance coverage for the health-care system?s patients, resolving a dispute that had landed in court. (AET)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=4YPuRusPT3A:-sVsamYfQJU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=4YPuRusPT3A:-sVsamYfQJU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=4YPuRusPT3A:-sVsamYfQJU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=4YPuRusPT3A:-sVsamYfQJU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=4YPuRusPT3A:-sVsamYfQJU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=4YPuRusPT3A:-sVsamYfQJU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Moffitt signs license agreement with CvergenX
The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center &amp; Research Institute signed a licensing agreement with CvergenX Inc.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=EdCNUMMVAaA:Sz0FagO_o1k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=EdCNUMMVAaA:Sz0FagO_o1k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=EdCNUMMVAaA:Sz0FagO_o1k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=EdCNUMMVAaA:Sz0FagO_o1k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=EdCNUMMVAaA:Sz0FagO_o1k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=EdCNUMMVAaA:Sz0FagO_o1k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Lauer named to national cancer post
A University of New Mexico Cancer Center executive has been appointed to the American Society of Clinical Oncology?s Clinical Practice Committee.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=iwBu7_puciA:KrqeKFveiDw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=iwBu7_puciA:KrqeKFveiDw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=iwBu7_puciA:KrqeKFveiDw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=iwBu7_puciA:KrqeKFveiDw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=iwBu7_puciA:KrqeKFveiDw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=iwBu7_puciA:KrqeKFveiDw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Good early results for herpes vaccine
Antigenics says it has achieved positive results in an early stage human trial for a potential herpes vaccine. A vaccine, if approved, would be a blockbuster pharmaceutical product ? 60 million Americans are infected with herpes simplex virus-2, more commonly known as genital herpes.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FQ35TvT7z7g:E4ZVRk_InCM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FQ35TvT7z7g:E4ZVRk_InCM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=FQ35TvT7z7g:E4ZVRk_InCM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FQ35TvT7z7g:E4ZVRk_InCM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=FQ35TvT7z7g:E4ZVRk_InCM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FQ35TvT7z7g:E4ZVRk_InCM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Sumner Co., LifePoint nearing hospital sale agreement
Sumner County commissioners are expected to vote tonight on an agreement that will clear the way for LifePoint Hospitals Inc. to purchase Sumner Regional Health Systems and its flagship hospital in Gallatin.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Sk6g2PhRMIA:sN-UeS_w6fQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Sk6g2PhRMIA:sN-UeS_w6fQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Sk6g2PhRMIA:sN-UeS_w6fQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Sk6g2PhRMIA:sN-UeS_w6fQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Sk6g2PhRMIA:sN-UeS_w6fQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Sk6g2PhRMIA:sN-UeS_w6fQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
HealthSouth buys Sugar Land rehab hospital
HealthSouth Corp. has agreed to buy Sugar Land Rehabilitation Hosptital for an undisclosed amount. (HLS)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=6JFEuAbds58:a-uSZk6LCrE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=6JFEuAbds58:a-uSZk6LCrE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=6JFEuAbds58:a-uSZk6LCrE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=6JFEuAbds58:a-uSZk6LCrE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=6JFEuAbds58:a-uSZk6LCrE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=6JFEuAbds58:a-uSZk6LCrE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Local groups donate to flood relief effort
Organizations across southeast Wisconsin, including United Way and Kohl?s Corp., are pitching in to help with flood cleanup.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=VXnxcsWWKLQ:fPcKGAlkHyo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=VXnxcsWWKLQ:fPcKGAlkHyo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=VXnxcsWWKLQ:fPcKGAlkHyo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=VXnxcsWWKLQ:fPcKGAlkHyo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=VXnxcsWWKLQ:fPcKGAlkHyo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=VXnxcsWWKLQ:fPcKGAlkHyo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Spas the focus of a week in September steered by White Book
Two entrepreneurs and a Tampa marketing agency are getting ready to launch spa50 Week in Tampa Bay.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OnvgZKpwQlE:rhANs5fumlQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OnvgZKpwQlE:rhANs5fumlQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=OnvgZKpwQlE:rhANs5fumlQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OnvgZKpwQlE:rhANs5fumlQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=OnvgZKpwQlE:rhANs5fumlQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OnvgZKpwQlE:rhANs5fumlQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
HP Regional honored for heart attack care
High Point Regional Health System has qualified for the American Heart Association?s ?Mission: Lifeline? Bronze Performance Achievement Award.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=4xx59NzxEDo:ZSeq-tUvdck:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=4xx59NzxEDo:ZSeq-tUvdck:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=4xx59NzxEDo:ZSeq-tUvdck:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=4xx59NzxEDo:ZSeq-tUvdck:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=4xx59NzxEDo:ZSeq-tUvdck:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=4xx59NzxEDo:ZSeq-tUvdck:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
AmerisourceBergen earnings up in 3Q on generic pharmaceuticals sales
AmerisourceBergen Corp.?s third-quarter revenue climbed 6.6 percent to $19.6 billion, the company reported Tuesday. (ABC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8UVy9pWhfCs:ldMuFPCDwsQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8UVy9pWhfCs:ldMuFPCDwsQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=8UVy9pWhfCs:ldMuFPCDwsQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8UVy9pWhfCs:ldMuFPCDwsQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=8UVy9pWhfCs:ldMuFPCDwsQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8UVy9pWhfCs:ldMuFPCDwsQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
United Way to invest $39M in 2010-11
United Way of Greater Milwaukee will invest $39 million toward addressing community issues in 2010-11, according to a news release issued Monday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Dyg2DUHp8eU:zHnwoAaxFSI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Dyg2DUHp8eU:zHnwoAaxFSI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Dyg2DUHp8eU:zHnwoAaxFSI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Dyg2DUHp8eU:zHnwoAaxFSI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Dyg2DUHp8eU:zHnwoAaxFSI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Dyg2DUHp8eU:zHnwoAaxFSI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
National Comprehensive Cancer Network gets GlaxoSmithKline grants
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network received two individual $2 million research grants from GlaxoSmithKline to evaluate the effectiveness of its cancer medicines Arzerra in hematologic malignancies and Votrient in the treatment of solid tumors. (GSK)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=lbyr5mwH9hU:kNu1dfxdYeA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=lbyr5mwH9hU:kNu1dfxdYeA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=lbyr5mwH9hU:kNu1dfxdYeA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=lbyr5mwH9hU:kNu1dfxdYeA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=lbyr5mwH9hU:kNu1dfxdYeA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=lbyr5mwH9hU:kNu1dfxdYeA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
LCA-Vision Lasik center closes its Colonnade location
After struggling in the first two quarters of 2010, LCA-Vision, a Lasik provider, is closing its Birmingham location.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=5ZCx22aEaRg:z7ePlcDxH1A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=5ZCx22aEaRg:z7ePlcDxH1A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=5ZCx22aEaRg:z7ePlcDxH1A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=5ZCx22aEaRg:z7ePlcDxH1A:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=5ZCx22aEaRg:z7ePlcDxH1A:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=5ZCx22aEaRg:z7ePlcDxH1A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Earnings: HealthStream profits drop 24%
HealthStream Inc. (HSTM)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1K_p9HvA0ow:ka3Q2QgkYnQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1K_p9HvA0ow:ka3Q2QgkYnQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=1K_p9HvA0ow:ka3Q2QgkYnQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1K_p9HvA0ow:ka3Q2QgkYnQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=1K_p9HvA0ow:ka3Q2QgkYnQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1K_p9HvA0ow:ka3Q2QgkYnQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Global sales of Kinetic Concepts products flat
Restructuring charges contributed to a 7.7 percent decrease in second-quarter earnings for Kinetic Concepts Inc. (KCI)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=4ZTpxApJZ7I:bRdMTjXGsEo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=4ZTpxApJZ7I:bRdMTjXGsEo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=4ZTpxApJZ7I:bRdMTjXGsEo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=4ZTpxApJZ7I:bRdMTjXGsEo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=4ZTpxApJZ7I:bRdMTjXGsEo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=4ZTpxApJZ7I:bRdMTjXGsEo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Kansas Bioscience Authority approves $2.13M in financing
The Kansas Bioscience Authority has approved three financing proposals worth a combined $2.13 million.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=9jdyNthdadM:_G_kg3gn3ME:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=9jdyNthdadM:_G_kg3gn3ME:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=9jdyNthdadM:_G_kg3gn3ME:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=9jdyNthdadM:_G_kg3gn3ME:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=9jdyNthdadM:_G_kg3gn3ME:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=9jdyNthdadM:_G_kg3gn3ME:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
HMA to buy Wuesthoff Health System
Health Management Associates Inc. announced Tuesday it has agreed to buy the 406-bed Wuesthoff Health System and its associated facilities. (HMA)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=pP9hxXBnU8M:A9gHqy6PpC0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=pP9hxXBnU8M:A9gHqy6PpC0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=pP9hxXBnU8M:A9gHqy6PpC0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=pP9hxXBnU8M:A9gHqy6PpC0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=pP9hxXBnU8M:A9gHqy6PpC0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=pP9hxXBnU8M:A9gHqy6PpC0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Census Bureau: Chatham, Orange post highest uninsured rates in Triangle
Orange County and Chatham County posted the Triangle?s highest rates of residents without health insurance in 2007, according to new Census Bureau estimates released Tuesday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=rRZmzeIF6JQ:g0DIHi5XGTM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=rRZmzeIF6JQ:g0DIHi5XGTM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=rRZmzeIF6JQ:g0DIHi5XGTM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=rRZmzeIF6JQ:g0DIHi5XGTM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=rRZmzeIF6JQ:g0DIHi5XGTM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=rRZmzeIF6JQ:g0DIHi5XGTM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Thoratec abandons $110M sale of ITC unit
Heart pump maker Thoratec Corp. in Pleasanton abandoned an attempt to sell its International Technidyne Corp. to Danaher Corp. for $110 million. (THOR) (DHR)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=78Y8ivoQI4A:Ds-4wcymkOs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=78Y8ivoQI4A:Ds-4wcymkOs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=78Y8ivoQI4A:Ds-4wcymkOs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=78Y8ivoQI4A:Ds-4wcymkOs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=78Y8ivoQI4A:Ds-4wcymkOs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=78Y8ivoQI4A:Ds-4wcymkOs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
LCA-Vision narrows 2Q loss
LCA-Vision Inc. recorded a second-quarter 2010 loss of $4.3 million, an improvement over the company?s $6.9 million loss in the same quarter a year ago.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XVW3-68CalM:D5yKjxaKVDs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XVW3-68CalM:D5yKjxaKVDs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=XVW3-68CalM:D5yKjxaKVDs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XVW3-68CalM:D5yKjxaKVDs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=XVW3-68CalM:D5yKjxaKVDs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XVW3-68CalM:D5yKjxaKVDs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Dynavax starts universal flu vaccine test
Dynavax Technologies Corp. started early testing of its universal flu vaccine. (DVAX)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Ot9w9hA2trI:FhNBXLSGyrQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Ot9w9hA2trI:FhNBXLSGyrQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Ot9w9hA2trI:FhNBXLSGyrQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Ot9w9hA2trI:FhNBXLSGyrQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Ot9w9hA2trI:FhNBXLSGyrQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Ot9w9hA2trI:FhNBXLSGyrQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Blue Cross launches health reform site
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has launched the first phase of a website dedicated to health care reform.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=u8_ybVE0TsI:_cm47UUTR6g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=u8_ybVE0TsI:_cm47UUTR6g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=u8_ybVE0TsI:_cm47UUTR6g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=u8_ybVE0TsI:_cm47UUTR6g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=u8_ybVE0TsI:_cm47UUTR6g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=u8_ybVE0TsI:_cm47UUTR6g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Affymetrix develops genotyping for Chinese
Affymetrix Inc. said Tuesday it will develop a product for genotyping specifically for Chinese populations. (AFFX)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=wboBkwEKAQY:2a1WMLYK5eA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=wboBkwEKAQY:2a1WMLYK5eA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=wboBkwEKAQY:2a1WMLYK5eA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=wboBkwEKAQY:2a1WMLYK5eA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=wboBkwEKAQY:2a1WMLYK5eA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=wboBkwEKAQY:2a1WMLYK5eA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Memorial Hermann leases office space in W. Houston
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System has entered into a master lease with MetroNational Corp. for more than 800,000 square feet of medical office space in West Houston.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=-94oepIIeVg:tPItE6hXXiQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=-94oepIIeVg:tPItE6hXXiQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=-94oepIIeVg:tPItE6hXXiQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=-94oepIIeVg:tPItE6hXXiQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=-94oepIIeVg:tPItE6hXXiQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=-94oepIIeVg:tPItE6hXXiQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Centene profit rises in Q2
Centene posted a profit of $22.8 million, or 45 cents a share, for the second quarter, up 13 percent from $20.2 million, or 46 cents a share, in the prior-year period, as its managed care at-risk membership rose. (CNC)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ZXsKOtdXWv4:5zq7Jlli0F8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ZXsKOtdXWv4:5zq7Jlli0F8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=ZXsKOtdXWv4:5zq7Jlli0F8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ZXsKOtdXWv4:5zq7Jlli0F8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=ZXsKOtdXWv4:5zq7Jlli0F8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ZXsKOtdXWv4:5zq7Jlli0F8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Emergency department part of $8M expansion of Huber Health Center
The Huber Health Center is set for an $8 million expansion that will include an emergency department, Grandview Medical Center officials announced Monday night.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=pSE7rzwv3Gc:rgMxIO9r2Nc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=pSE7rzwv3Gc:rgMxIO9r2Nc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=pSE7rzwv3Gc:rgMxIO9r2Nc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=pSE7rzwv3Gc:rgMxIO9r2Nc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=pSE7rzwv3Gc:rgMxIO9r2Nc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=pSE7rzwv3Gc:rgMxIO9r2Nc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
University of Hawaii at Hilo's College of Pharmacy on track for accreditation
The University of Hawaii at Hilo?s College of Pharmacy is on track to receive full accreditation next year, according to an announcement issued Monday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=JbCiNFmPCiM:ks7cAIQZiNE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=JbCiNFmPCiM:ks7cAIQZiNE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=JbCiNFmPCiM:ks7cAIQZiNE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=JbCiNFmPCiM:ks7cAIQZiNE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=JbCiNFmPCiM:ks7cAIQZiNE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=JbCiNFmPCiM:ks7cAIQZiNE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
GPEC exec leaves for biotech firm
Greater Phoenix Economic Council COO Scarlett Spring is leaving the economic development group to take over as president of VisionGate Inc.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=E7zp44P-WoI:joE6qgoNa_k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=E7zp44P-WoI:joE6qgoNa_k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=E7zp44P-WoI:joE6qgoNa_k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=E7zp44P-WoI:joE6qgoNa_k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=E7zp44P-WoI:joE6qgoNa_k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=E7zp44P-WoI:joE6qgoNa_k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Gordon Ito named insurance commissioner
Gordon Ito has been appointed Hawaii state insurance commissioner.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=iAN5n8Mw-_U:Nc5gmTNmmMc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=iAN5n8Mw-_U:Nc5gmTNmmMc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=iAN5n8Mw-_U:Nc5gmTNmmMc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=iAN5n8Mw-_U:Nc5gmTNmmMc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=iAN5n8Mw-_U:Nc5gmTNmmMc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=iAN5n8Mw-_U:Nc5gmTNmmMc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Genentech licenses antibody from Swiss company
Genentech Inc. is licensing a human monoclonal antibody for autoimmune diseases.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Zf3UQUN2Tzo:d2XAHE5Oj-M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Zf3UQUN2Tzo:d2XAHE5Oj-M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Zf3UQUN2Tzo:d2XAHE5Oj-M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Zf3UQUN2Tzo:d2XAHE5Oj-M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Zf3UQUN2Tzo:d2XAHE5Oj-M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Zf3UQUN2Tzo:d2XAHE5Oj-M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Comair fined by DOT for oversold flight violations
The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday that it fined Comair for violating federal rules regarding passengers denied boarding on oversold flights. (DAL)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=eD8Jv2NNFl0:45736bPTnhE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=eD8Jv2NNFl0:45736bPTnhE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=eD8Jv2NNFl0:45736bPTnhE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=eD8Jv2NNFl0:45736bPTnhE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=eD8Jv2NNFl0:45736bPTnhE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=eD8Jv2NNFl0:45736bPTnhE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
SonoSite beats Q2 expectations
Medical device maker SonoSite Inc. reported second-quarter revenues rose to $61.5 million from $52 million a year earlier. (SONO)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=q7QIOQaiilk:_3xTknDNkB0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=q7QIOQaiilk:_3xTknDNkB0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=q7QIOQaiilk:_3xTknDNkB0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=q7QIOQaiilk:_3xTknDNkB0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=q7QIOQaiilk:_3xTknDNkB0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=q7QIOQaiilk:_3xTknDNkB0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Heritage Valley ratings reaffirmed
Standard &amp; Poor?s Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings reaffirmed ratings for Heritage Valley Health System, the Beaver-based hospital network announced on Monday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=xLT05ZPeqAo:9zT32AjvIWA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=xLT05ZPeqAo:9zT32AjvIWA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=xLT05ZPeqAo:9zT32AjvIWA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=xLT05ZPeqAo:9zT32AjvIWA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=xLT05ZPeqAo:9zT32AjvIWA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=xLT05ZPeqAo:9zT32AjvIWA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Albuquerque Center names new executive director
The Albuquerque Center for Hope and Recovery named Alex Bowen Jr. as executive director.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=AhmpTDtVVPc:jrsmj8m1Zb0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=AhmpTDtVVPc:jrsmj8m1Zb0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=AhmpTDtVVPc:jrsmj8m1Zb0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=AhmpTDtVVPc:jrsmj8m1Zb0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=AhmpTDtVVPc:jrsmj8m1Zb0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=AhmpTDtVVPc:jrsmj8m1Zb0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
San Antonio researcher wins $450,000 grant to advance arthritis treatments
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research scientist Lorena M. Havill has been awarded major financial support for her research into the genetic causes of osteoarthritis.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OsCLWDYWAV0:j67ZMCDsl2w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OsCLWDYWAV0:j67ZMCDsl2w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=OsCLWDYWAV0:j67ZMCDsl2w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OsCLWDYWAV0:j67ZMCDsl2w:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=OsCLWDYWAV0:j67ZMCDsl2w:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OsCLWDYWAV0:j67ZMCDsl2w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Command change at Naval Hospital
Capt. Bruce Gillingham will turn over command of Naval Hospital Jacksonville and its six branch medical clinics on Thursday to Captain Lynn Welling.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=EIdNBtq6WY8:9ZIUJhlLujI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=EIdNBtq6WY8:9ZIUJhlLujI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=EIdNBtq6WY8:9ZIUJhlLujI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=EIdNBtq6WY8:9ZIUJhlLujI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=EIdNBtq6WY8:9ZIUJhlLujI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=EIdNBtq6WY8:9ZIUJhlLujI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
GSU lures ROCK Pharmaceuticals to Atlanta
Georgia State University will start a center to investigate inflammation and infectious disease treatments -- a move that will bring a pharmaceutical company to Atlanta.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=PsOmI3t0L2Q:TJ4bdM3En-g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=PsOmI3t0L2Q:TJ4bdM3En-g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=PsOmI3t0L2Q:TJ4bdM3En-g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=PsOmI3t0L2Q:TJ4bdM3En-g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=PsOmI3t0L2Q:TJ4bdM3En-g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=PsOmI3t0L2Q:TJ4bdM3En-g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
NTEC aligns with Sevin Rosen, other VC firms
North Texas Enterprise Center, a Frisco business incubator, has formed a Venture Alliance Partner program to link medical-technology startups with institutional investors.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=l7pmanAm33w:w_m35sakqco:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=l7pmanAm33w:w_m35sakqco:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=l7pmanAm33w:w_m35sakqco:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=l7pmanAm33w:w_m35sakqco:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=l7pmanAm33w:w_m35sakqco:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=l7pmanAm33w:w_m35sakqco:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Local doctor named to national Muscular Dystrophy Association post
Cincinnati physician Dr. John Quinlan was re-elected to a vice president position with the Muscular Dystrophy Association.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=75Ee2Hptm28:0yuxEeMIm9s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=75Ee2Hptm28:0yuxEeMIm9s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=75Ee2Hptm28:0yuxEeMIm9s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=75Ee2Hptm28:0yuxEeMIm9s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=75Ee2Hptm28:0yuxEeMIm9s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=75Ee2Hptm28:0yuxEeMIm9s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
TGen gets $50K for breast cancer research
The Phoenix-based Marilyn B. Gula Mountains of Hope Foundation has donated $50,000 to the Translational Genomics Research Institute to fund breast cancer research.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ZcYrZdATgYo:ObXKnYrq0Dc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ZcYrZdATgYo:ObXKnYrq0Dc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=ZcYrZdATgYo:ObXKnYrq0Dc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ZcYrZdATgYo:ObXKnYrq0Dc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=ZcYrZdATgYo:ObXKnYrq0Dc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ZcYrZdATgYo:ObXKnYrq0Dc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Memorial Healthcare System earns $118M
Memorial Healthcare System had a small decline in earnings during its most recent fiscal year, but it is, by all accounts, financially healthy.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XAp4Fd7OxTk:1ttt6rEw0QM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XAp4Fd7OxTk:1ttt6rEw0QM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=XAp4Fd7OxTk:1ttt6rEw0QM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XAp4Fd7OxTk:1ttt6rEw0QM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=XAp4Fd7OxTk:1ttt6rEw0QM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=XAp4Fd7OxTk:1ttt6rEw0QM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
RPCI to study vitamin D as cancer-fighter
Roswell Park Cancer Institute researchers will study the anti-cancer effects of vitamin D with new federal funding from the National Cancer Institute.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Tk83Ytxk5II:dJTCkZ6Yzrs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Tk83Ytxk5II:dJTCkZ6Yzrs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Tk83Ytxk5II:dJTCkZ6Yzrs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Tk83Ytxk5II:dJTCkZ6Yzrs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Tk83Ytxk5II:dJTCkZ6Yzrs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Tk83Ytxk5II:dJTCkZ6Yzrs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Gilead to sell $2.2B in notes, buy back stock
Gilead Sciences Inc. will sell $2.2 billion in convertible notes, using almost half of the proceeds to buy back at least $1 billion in common stock from the purchasers of the notes. (GILD)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=rfR0tSNqj00:GjmssBOkisg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=rfR0tSNqj00:GjmssBOkisg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=rfR0tSNqj00:GjmssBOkisg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=rfR0tSNqj00:GjmssBOkisg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=rfR0tSNqj00:GjmssBOkisg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=rfR0tSNqj00:GjmssBOkisg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Xoma lands $750K milestone payment
Xoma Ltd. of Berkeley received a $750,000 milestone payment from AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc. tied to an experimental antibody for treating non-small cell lung cancer. (AVEO) (XOMA)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=A4GNRt1ZEFc:9fmOTOuIBFc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=A4GNRt1ZEFc:9fmOTOuIBFc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=A4GNRt1ZEFc:9fmOTOuIBFc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=A4GNRt1ZEFc:9fmOTOuIBFc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=A4GNRt1ZEFc:9fmOTOuIBFc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=A4GNRt1ZEFc:9fmOTOuIBFc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
M.D. Anderson-Orlando names new director
Dr. Mark Roh, an internationally renowned liver cancer surgeon at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center?Orlando has been appointed the cancer center?s medical and scientific director.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=dgPgjEhKtBg:2FF6oI6FxrQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=dgPgjEhKtBg:2FF6oI6FxrQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=dgPgjEhKtBg:2FF6oI6FxrQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=dgPgjEhKtBg:2FF6oI6FxrQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=dgPgjEhKtBg:2FF6oI6FxrQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=dgPgjEhKtBg:2FF6oI6FxrQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Immune Design raises $32M
Immune Design Corp. (IDC) said it?s raised $32 million in Series B financing led by ProQuest Investments of New Jersey.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=UBeUSKM_Ag8:owQ6R26YDaA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=UBeUSKM_Ag8:owQ6R26YDaA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=UBeUSKM_Ag8:owQ6R26YDaA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=UBeUSKM_Ag8:owQ6R26YDaA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=UBeUSKM_Ag8:owQ6R26YDaA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=UBeUSKM_Ag8:owQ6R26YDaA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Lehman Brothers affiliate to take over The Cedars at the JCA
The Jewish Center for Aged will transition ownership and operating responsibility of its 252-bed senior care facility in Chesterfield, The Cedars at the JCA, to an affiliate of Lehman Brothers Holdings on Aug. 1.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1kTewe95BVk:AwqymdA75FA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1kTewe95BVk:AwqymdA75FA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=1kTewe95BVk:AwqymdA75FA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1kTewe95BVk:AwqymdA75FA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=1kTewe95BVk:AwqymdA75FA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1kTewe95BVk:AwqymdA75FA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Aurora named among top 20 health systems
Aurora Health Care has been named among the top 20 percent of health systems in the U.S. by Thomson Reuters in the most recent edition of Modern Healthcare magazine.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=mVhb-4hFJLA:GmKBLgPDgLA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=mVhb-4hFJLA:GmKBLgPDgLA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=mVhb-4hFJLA:GmKBLgPDgLA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=mVhb-4hFJLA:GmKBLgPDgLA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=mVhb-4hFJLA:GmKBLgPDgLA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=mVhb-4hFJLA:GmKBLgPDgLA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
SBLI gets law executives said was key
Two years after scuttling a bill that Savings Bank Life Insurance said was essential to keeping the company competitive and headquartered in Massachusetts, the Patrick administration has signed off on a new, broader proposal aimed at keeping SBLI in the Bay State.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=P397cuGgYcQ:d2CdGlXZ3gY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=P397cuGgYcQ:d2CdGlXZ3gY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=P397cuGgYcQ:d2CdGlXZ3gY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=P397cuGgYcQ:d2CdGlXZ3gY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=P397cuGgYcQ:d2CdGlXZ3gY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=P397cuGgYcQ:d2CdGlXZ3gY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Boom time for cardiologists
Cardiologists are seeing a record number of patients as baby boomers creep into their golden years, according to a new survey from MedAxiom, a provider of benchmarking and performance data to cardiology practices.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=eiFygbBpQvw:ONdA-_tMZe8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=eiFygbBpQvw:ONdA-_tMZe8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=eiFygbBpQvw:ONdA-_tMZe8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=eiFygbBpQvw:ONdA-_tMZe8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=eiFygbBpQvw:ONdA-_tMZe8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=eiFygbBpQvw:ONdA-_tMZe8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
AmMed Direct names new CEO
Nashville-based AmMed Direct, whose chief executive left the company in February amid an internal audit of the company?s Medicare billing practices, has named new leadership for the diabetes testing supply company.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=75aPMB6iq0I:7KgEtfHvRIo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=75aPMB6iq0I:7KgEtfHvRIo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=75aPMB6iq0I:7KgEtfHvRIo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=75aPMB6iq0I:7KgEtfHvRIo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=75aPMB6iq0I:7KgEtfHvRIo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=75aPMB6iq0I:7KgEtfHvRIo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Colorcon buys Pharmaceutical Coatings Pvt. Ltd.
Colorcon Inc. said Monday that it has bought Pharmaceutical Coatings Pvt. Ltd. of India.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Ex6pRX3oOz4:HvuxNLfs4e0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Ex6pRX3oOz4:HvuxNLfs4e0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Ex6pRX3oOz4:HvuxNLfs4e0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Ex6pRX3oOz4:HvuxNLfs4e0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Ex6pRX3oOz4:HvuxNLfs4e0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Ex6pRX3oOz4:HvuxNLfs4e0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
FDA approves Orthovita collagen plant for Vitagel
Orthovita Inc. said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved its collagen processing facility in Malvern, Pa. (VITA)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Y0IDKf2JOlk:Gtp0sR1c1sE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Y0IDKf2JOlk:Gtp0sR1c1sE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Y0IDKf2JOlk:Gtp0sR1c1sE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Y0IDKf2JOlk:Gtp0sR1c1sE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Y0IDKf2JOlk:Gtp0sR1c1sE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Y0IDKf2JOlk:Gtp0sR1c1sE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Maryland expects to save $829M in health insurance costs over next decade
Maryland will see nearly $830 million in cost savings from federal health care reform over the next 10 years, according to a report presented to Gov. Martin O?Malley on Monday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FksUWcXbOmE:nI9rj7D_41I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FksUWcXbOmE:nI9rj7D_41I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=FksUWcXbOmE:nI9rj7D_41I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FksUWcXbOmE:nI9rj7D_41I:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=FksUWcXbOmE:nI9rj7D_41I:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=FksUWcXbOmE:nI9rj7D_41I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Moffitt researcher Dr. Eduardo Sotomayor gets $2.5 million
The National Institutes of Health awarded a $2.5 million grant to Dr. Eduardo Sotomayor for research on treatments for a type of blood cancer.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Wcn5NkqZh9Q:fBjQb_d2X20:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Wcn5NkqZh9Q:fBjQb_d2X20:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Wcn5NkqZh9Q:fBjQb_d2X20:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Wcn5NkqZh9Q:fBjQb_d2X20:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Wcn5NkqZh9Q:fBjQb_d2X20:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Wcn5NkqZh9Q:fBjQb_d2X20:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Biovest International product gets orphan drug status from FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to BiovaxID for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Zr_ijgUGGRM:iyxa9wFeMgA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Zr_ijgUGGRM:iyxa9wFeMgA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Zr_ijgUGGRM:iyxa9wFeMgA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Zr_ijgUGGRM:iyxa9wFeMgA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Zr_ijgUGGRM:iyxa9wFeMgA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Zr_ijgUGGRM:iyxa9wFeMgA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Miami Children?s aligns with Palms West Hospital
For the second time in a month, Miami Children?s Hospital is extending its reach. It signed an agreement to provide pediatric emergency care at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=DQYGkzo_7EI:w3iRmrmk0jo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=DQYGkzo_7EI:w3iRmrmk0jo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=DQYGkzo_7EI:w3iRmrmk0jo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=DQYGkzo_7EI:w3iRmrmk0jo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=DQYGkzo_7EI:w3iRmrmk0jo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=DQYGkzo_7EI:w3iRmrmk0jo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Intuit creates Health unit with Medfusion acquisition
Intuit Inc. said it created a new business unit, Intuit Health, by combining its Quicken Health Group with Medfusion Inc., <a href="http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/05/10/daily11.html">which it acquired earlier this year for $91 million</a>. (INTU)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8ub0Cp_8M48:rdQEkNCwXd8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8ub0Cp_8M48:rdQEkNCwXd8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=8ub0Cp_8M48:rdQEkNCwXd8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8ub0Cp_8M48:rdQEkNCwXd8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=8ub0Cp_8M48:rdQEkNCwXd8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8ub0Cp_8M48:rdQEkNCwXd8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Bioheart defaults on BofA loan
Bank of America has sent a letter to Bioheart warning the company that it was in default on a $1.3 million loan.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NbZk6O93w78:drMTrAF3ibs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NbZk6O93w78:drMTrAF3ibs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=NbZk6O93w78:drMTrAF3ibs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NbZk6O93w78:drMTrAF3ibs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=NbZk6O93w78:drMTrAF3ibs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=NbZk6O93w78:drMTrAF3ibs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
MDA names Beall, Breckenridge, Henry to national posts
St. Louis-area business leaders Lynn Beall, Don Breckenridge Jr., and Tom Henry have been elected to national leadership positions with the Muscular Dystrophy Association.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=gsLnRMFtPV8:uGPzjFEYIbY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=gsLnRMFtPV8:uGPzjFEYIbY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=gsLnRMFtPV8:uGPzjFEYIbY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=gsLnRMFtPV8:uGPzjFEYIbY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=gsLnRMFtPV8:uGPzjFEYIbY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=gsLnRMFtPV8:uGPzjFEYIbY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Onyx seeks quick OK of blood cancer drug
Nearly one in four multiple myeloma patients responded to an experimental therapy from Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc., according to initial data from a mid-stage trial, the company said. (ONXX)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=n4mQOrmNjzE:mUfhwknE8Zc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=n4mQOrmNjzE:mUfhwknE8Zc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=n4mQOrmNjzE:mUfhwknE8Zc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=n4mQOrmNjzE:mUfhwknE8Zc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=n4mQOrmNjzE:mUfhwknE8Zc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=n4mQOrmNjzE:mUfhwknE8Zc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Reality bites: Dentists feud over ownership
The only thing that dentists Nicole LeCann and Sharon Cobham seem to be able to agree on is that they can?t work together any longer.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=z2m3iHmOuyU:7a3cAdUr5DQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=z2m3iHmOuyU:7a3cAdUr5DQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=z2m3iHmOuyU:7a3cAdUr5DQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=z2m3iHmOuyU:7a3cAdUr5DQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=z2m3iHmOuyU:7a3cAdUr5DQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=z2m3iHmOuyU:7a3cAdUr5DQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
A new line of business
An outside management contract is proving to be even more successful than anticipated for Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, bringing with it the possibility of significant additional income.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=crM7GjEyC0c:N26w4E8VVL0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=crM7GjEyC0c:N26w4E8VVL0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=crM7GjEyC0c:N26w4E8VVL0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=crM7GjEyC0c:N26w4E8VVL0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=crM7GjEyC0c:N26w4E8VVL0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=crM7GjEyC0c:N26w4E8VVL0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
WellCare plans a healthy future
<strong>TAMPA </strong>? Like a motorist with one eye on the rear view mirror and another on the road ahead, WellCare Health Plans Inc. is navigating a tricky highway of legal issues, regulatory scrutiny and opportunities under national health care reform. (WCG) (MOH)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=01ax6SpNEow:aLpizUcoLF8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=01ax6SpNEow:aLpizUcoLF8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=01ax6SpNEow:aLpizUcoLF8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=01ax6SpNEow:aLpizUcoLF8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=01ax6SpNEow:aLpizUcoLF8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=01ax6SpNEow:aLpizUcoLF8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Payment dispute pits Florida Hospital against UnitedHealthcare
Florida Hospital and UnitedHealthcare may sever their decade-long relationship on Aug. 15, when their current contract is set to expire.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Y7DymzJQ4yU:Y3AAFAXApfQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Y7DymzJQ4yU:Y3AAFAXApfQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Y7DymzJQ4yU:Y3AAFAXApfQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Y7DymzJQ4yU:Y3AAFAXApfQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Y7DymzJQ4yU:Y3AAFAXApfQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Y7DymzJQ4yU:Y3AAFAXApfQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Patients never complain when doctors train at center in Doral
Hotel suite booked? Check. Suntan lotion? Check. Smock to absorb bloodstains? Check. (MAKO)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=CqLrTEFx9xk:R0Qlgp4J_OY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=CqLrTEFx9xk:R0Qlgp4J_OY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=CqLrTEFx9xk:R0Qlgp4J_OY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=CqLrTEFx9xk:R0Qlgp4J_OY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=CqLrTEFx9xk:R0Qlgp4J_OY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=CqLrTEFx9xk:R0Qlgp4J_OY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Health care sector bucks trend; hospitals, doctor groups and insurers are hiring
At any given time, Albany Medical Center has more than 300 job openings.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=CVSPGlBu28A:FTsPqSCAH2Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=CVSPGlBu28A:FTsPqSCAH2Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=CVSPGlBu28A:FTsPqSCAH2Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=CVSPGlBu28A:FTsPqSCAH2Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=CVSPGlBu28A:FTsPqSCAH2Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=CVSPGlBu28A:FTsPqSCAH2Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Maple Grove Hospital beating initial forecasts
Maple Grove Hospital, the Twin Cities? newest medical center, is performing far ahead of internal forecasts.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=KXygQqihGwE:w4g66aBFTDc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=KXygQqihGwE:w4g66aBFTDc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=KXygQqihGwE:w4g66aBFTDc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=KXygQqihGwE:w4g66aBFTDc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=KXygQqihGwE:w4g66aBFTDc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=KXygQqihGwE:w4g66aBFTDc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Park Nicollet restarts remodeling project at Methodist
Park Nicollet Health Services is back to building at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, a year after it put such projects on hold due to the recession.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=tI56WzpTv4Q:jmQQujNNqyI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=tI56WzpTv4Q:jmQQujNNqyI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=tI56WzpTv4Q:jmQQujNNqyI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=tI56WzpTv4Q:jmQQujNNqyI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=tI56WzpTv4Q:jmQQujNNqyI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=tI56WzpTv4Q:jmQQujNNqyI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Via Christi looks to extend medical services with leases
Via Christi Health has secured the first lease for its new medical office building constructed next to its $93 million hospital in west Wichita.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Y153v7brVzQ:Ic4FJ0ZgqSs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Y153v7brVzQ:Ic4FJ0ZgqSs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Y153v7brVzQ:Ic4FJ0ZgqSs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Y153v7brVzQ:Ic4FJ0ZgqSs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Y153v7brVzQ:Ic4FJ0ZgqSs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Y153v7brVzQ:Ic4FJ0ZgqSs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Interest grows in training grants for life sciences companies
PRA International is poised to become the first life sciences company in the region to take advantage of a new grant program designed to offset a portion of the expenses an employer incurs training new workers.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ADLtb2HSDTY:qt-0I_IMnnI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ADLtb2HSDTY:qt-0I_IMnnI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=ADLtb2HSDTY:qt-0I_IMnnI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ADLtb2HSDTY:qt-0I_IMnnI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=ADLtb2HSDTY:qt-0I_IMnnI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ADLtb2HSDTY:qt-0I_IMnnI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Alan Atkinson recruits Brian Clarke for $33M Arabella venture
After his attempt to create a six-acre senior living project in Katy fell through, Alan Atkinson has recruited a seasoned operator to help him develop a residential campus that?s four times larger.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=fykRCRFu604:6VbDLZQg0mg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=fykRCRFu604:6VbDLZQg0mg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=fykRCRFu604:6VbDLZQg0mg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=fykRCRFu604:6VbDLZQg0mg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=fykRCRFu604:6VbDLZQg0mg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=fykRCRFu604:6VbDLZQg0mg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
UTHealth biotech center fills out with startups
Just shy of a year after its formation, the Biotechnology Commercialization Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, or UTHealth, is nearing capacity.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=51ghHE5rN0I:eOgUF208Pbo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=51ghHE5rN0I:eOgUF208Pbo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=51ghHE5rN0I:eOgUF208Pbo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=51ghHE5rN0I:eOgUF208Pbo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=51ghHE5rN0I:eOgUF208Pbo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=51ghHE5rN0I:eOgUF208Pbo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Patient-record business Mednet raises $2.16M
MednetWorld.com Inc., a tech firm that helps health providers access patient records, has completed a $2.16 million round of equity financing, according to a regulatory filling.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=upKBh-hKtuQ:y7l2kfKv4JU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=upKBh-hKtuQ:y7l2kfKv4JU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=upKBh-hKtuQ:y7l2kfKv4JU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=upKBh-hKtuQ:y7l2kfKv4JU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=upKBh-hKtuQ:y7l2kfKv4JU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=upKBh-hKtuQ:y7l2kfKv4JU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
McCormick joins Osprey as CEO
After nearly 10 years in orthopedics, local med-tech veteran Michael McCormick has returned to the cardiac market.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=-5Te1pA198Q:_VVUp5O1FLk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=-5Te1pA198Q:_VVUp5O1FLk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=-5Te1pA198Q:_VVUp5O1FLk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=-5Te1pA198Q:_VVUp5O1FLk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=-5Te1pA198Q:_VVUp5O1FLk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=-5Te1pA198Q:_VVUp5O1FLk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
South San Francisco?s BiPar teaching Sanofi new tricks
Who says you can?t teach an old drug company new tricks?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8R6s7npsPPs:q4U_w_8qIew:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8R6s7npsPPs:q4U_w_8qIew:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=8R6s7npsPPs:q4U_w_8qIew:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8R6s7npsPPs:q4U_w_8qIew:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=8R6s7npsPPs:q4U_w_8qIew:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=8R6s7npsPPs:q4U_w_8qIew:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
New National Institutes of Health grants could make Washington hot spot for clinical research projects
The Washington area could become one of the country?s go-to locales for clinical research, thanks to $58 million in National Institutes of Health grants now flowing to partnerships involving five D.C. hospitals and one of the region?s largest health care systems.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Iin0OKczDgM:fjUOAvvunkE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Iin0OKczDgM:fjUOAvvunkE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Iin0OKczDgM:fjUOAvvunkE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Iin0OKczDgM:fjUOAvvunkE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=Iin0OKczDgM:fjUOAvvunkE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=Iin0OKczDgM:fjUOAvvunkE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
MCG Health planning to renovate marrow unit
Augusta-based MCG Health Inc. plans to seek regulatory approval to renovate its six-bed bone marrow transplant unit.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=dm-8NIc5gWI:cNTcptnj6h0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=dm-8NIc5gWI:cNTcptnj6h0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=dm-8NIc5gWI:cNTcptnj6h0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=dm-8NIc5gWI:cNTcptnj6h0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=dm-8NIc5gWI:cNTcptnj6h0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=dm-8NIc5gWI:cNTcptnj6h0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Central Texas Business Journal: July 23, 2010
Water Park hits snag <em>PFLUGERVILLE ?</em> A planned water park for north of Austin has hit a snag that could further delay its opening slated for next year, but its developers and city officials are vowing to push the project forward.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=0-DRFSbeDdc:esBbOfYYMnM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=0-DRFSbeDdc:esBbOfYYMnM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=0-DRFSbeDdc:esBbOfYYMnM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=0-DRFSbeDdc:esBbOfYYMnM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=0-DRFSbeDdc:esBbOfYYMnM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=0-DRFSbeDdc:esBbOfYYMnM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Reform law's excise tax on medical devices troubles sellers and providers
Sizewise specializes in manufacturing devices, such as beds and wheelchairs, for the obese.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=iMcqcxv5PrM:oQJmL0kzrzw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=iMcqcxv5PrM:oQJmL0kzrzw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=iMcqcxv5PrM:oQJmL0kzrzw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=iMcqcxv5PrM:oQJmL0kzrzw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=iMcqcxv5PrM:oQJmL0kzrzw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=iMcqcxv5PrM:oQJmL0kzrzw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh doctors get millions from drugmakers
Four pharmaceutical companies paid at least $3.5 million to Pittsburgh-area doctors and nurse educators in 2009, in large part to teach other health care professionals about medical treatments that could include use of the companies? products, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times analysis of data filed by the drugmakers.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1g-y63ct7NE:VVeBr8VctrA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1g-y63ct7NE:VVeBr8VctrA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=1g-y63ct7NE:VVeBr8VctrA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1g-y63ct7NE:VVeBr8VctrA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=1g-y63ct7NE:VVeBr8VctrA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=1g-y63ct7NE:VVeBr8VctrA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
University of Maryland Medical System, Upper Chesapeake Health acquire 70 acres for expansion
The University of Maryland Medical System and Upper Chesapeake Health System have bought 70 acres in Havre de Grace in Harford County for future hospital expansion.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kol1Wg_bGpg:eDPSVEOICAQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kol1Wg_bGpg:eDPSVEOICAQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=kol1Wg_bGpg:eDPSVEOICAQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kol1Wg_bGpg:eDPSVEOICAQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=kol1Wg_bGpg:eDPSVEOICAQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kol1Wg_bGpg:eDPSVEOICAQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Pittsburgh physicians? drug company ties remain murky
Currently, patients and consumer advocates who wish to monitor the relationship between drug companies and doctors can do so only through limited snapshots. Only a handful of pharmaceutical companies disclose the information, and few medical institutions volunteer such details about their staff.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kfnql8lzTFs:NGG6pzHuknY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kfnql8lzTFs:NGG6pzHuknY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=kfnql8lzTFs:NGG6pzHuknY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kfnql8lzTFs:NGG6pzHuknY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=kfnql8lzTFs:NGG6pzHuknY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kfnql8lzTFs:NGG6pzHuknY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Stimulus pays for Denver Health project
Denver Health Medical Center is paying for its new, $39.5 million Pavilion M building with funds from old and new federal stimulus programs for distressed neighborhoods. (JPM)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=hcGLDKVcudg:4zc-lWWWblg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=hcGLDKVcudg:4zc-lWWWblg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=hcGLDKVcudg:4zc-lWWWblg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=hcGLDKVcudg:4zc-lWWWblg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=hcGLDKVcudg:4zc-lWWWblg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=hcGLDKVcudg:4zc-lWWWblg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Turbulent times greet new Baltimore-area hospital CEOs
It?s never easy being new on the job. But imagine being a new CEO at a hospital these days, particularly one in Maryland.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OUj-QKSmLQs:59Jr1rFF-oE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OUj-QKSmLQs:59Jr1rFF-oE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=OUj-QKSmLQs:59Jr1rFF-oE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OUj-QKSmLQs:59Jr1rFF-oE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=OUj-QKSmLQs:59Jr1rFF-oE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=OUj-QKSmLQs:59Jr1rFF-oE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
AdVnt launches biowarfare against black mold
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Feds to pay University Hospital $20M
University Hospital and medical residents who have trained there will receive about $20 million from the federal government to resolve a tax dispute.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=qqL17mDjmDA:FCw5JObKYMU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=qqL17mDjmDA:FCw5JObKYMU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=qqL17mDjmDA:FCw5JObKYMU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=qqL17mDjmDA:FCw5JObKYMU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=qqL17mDjmDA:FCw5JObKYMU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=qqL17mDjmDA:FCw5JObKYMU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Could UNC Charlotte be home to future med school?
The latest idea for establishing a medical school in Charlotte would place the operation at UNC Charlotte, with students based in a planned $120 million science facility on campus.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kAC7eoVgtIM:LwNynjBb3PA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kAC7eoVgtIM:LwNynjBb3PA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=kAC7eoVgtIM:LwNynjBb3PA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kAC7eoVgtIM:LwNynjBb3PA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=kAC7eoVgtIM:LwNynjBb3PA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=kAC7eoVgtIM:LwNynjBb3PA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Christ Hospital?s mission control keeps eye on critically ill
Remote ICU technology, which provides electronic and video monitoring of patients in intensive-care units, helps to expand access to critical-care specialist physicians and nurses.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=H8XUR13-oyI:4Ytq1so-ZoA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=H8XUR13-oyI:4Ytq1so-ZoA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=H8XUR13-oyI:4Ytq1so-ZoA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=H8XUR13-oyI:4Ytq1so-ZoA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=H8XUR13-oyI:4Ytq1so-ZoA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=H8XUR13-oyI:4Ytq1so-ZoA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
CMC-Pineville in expansion mode
Carolinas HealthCare System is seeing increased demand at its Pineville hospital as patients seek care closer to home.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=C-frzrZjbu4:6hOPLfAONsA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=C-frzrZjbu4:6hOPLfAONsA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=C-frzrZjbu4:6hOPLfAONsA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=C-frzrZjbu4:6hOPLfAONsA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=C-frzrZjbu4:6hOPLfAONsA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=C-frzrZjbu4:6hOPLfAONsA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Slomka?s MedShareX focuses on real estate needs of Charlotte medical practices
Ira Slomka has a master?s degree in health science. His professional experience has been in commercial real estate.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=3kfGwlPGGP8:_wMvjSFD-Eg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=3kfGwlPGGP8:_wMvjSFD-Eg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=3kfGwlPGGP8:_wMvjSFD-Eg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=3kfGwlPGGP8:_wMvjSFD-Eg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=3kfGwlPGGP8:_wMvjSFD-Eg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=3kfGwlPGGP8:_wMvjSFD-Eg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Dr. Lawrence Kurtzman?s reward: transforming lives
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Health care chiefs collect healthy pay packages
It?s easy to attack corporate CEOs and other business leaders for their compensation, especially in hard economic times. But a tally of hospital CEO salaries and additional compensation by the Payers &amp; Providers newsletter reveals a number of fascinating tidbits about statewide hospital leaders? pay. It?s hard to avert one?s eyes, that?s for sure.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=zjIVEWeBqmw:7qUYoRsJCys:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=zjIVEWeBqmw:7qUYoRsJCys:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=zjIVEWeBqmw:7qUYoRsJCys:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=zjIVEWeBqmw:7qUYoRsJCys:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=zjIVEWeBqmw:7qUYoRsJCys:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=zjIVEWeBqmw:7qUYoRsJCys:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Hospitals offering staff on-site wellness programs
Several Valley hospitals are keeping employees healthy with on-site wellness programs that offer access to doctors and classes on living well.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=3YojvtV-zoY:dSZuLouN86w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=3YojvtV-zoY:dSZuLouN86w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=3YojvtV-zoY:dSZuLouN86w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=3YojvtV-zoY:dSZuLouN86w:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=3YojvtV-zoY:dSZuLouN86w:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=3YojvtV-zoY:dSZuLouN86w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Local inventor was behind Zicam, more than 30 patents
<strong>INVENTOR:</strong> Gary Kehoe<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=tBxC5mHq-nk:Rcra3syEQ6E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=tBxC5mHq-nk:Rcra3syEQ6E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=tBxC5mHq-nk:Rcra3syEQ6E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=tBxC5mHq-nk:Rcra3syEQ6E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=tBxC5mHq-nk:Rcra3syEQ6E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=tBxC5mHq-nk:Rcra3syEQ6E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Blue Cross walk away from new high-risk pool
California is moving ahead with plans for a federally sponsored health insurance program for folks with pre-existing health conditions that?s far better funded than the longtime state program and expected to serve at least three times as many people. (MMS)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bCyxNNqZNbQ:6qNOz0mpE4U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bCyxNNqZNbQ:6qNOz0mpE4U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=bCyxNNqZNbQ:6qNOz0mpE4U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bCyxNNqZNbQ:6qNOz0mpE4U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=bCyxNNqZNbQ:6qNOz0mpE4U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=bCyxNNqZNbQ:6qNOz0mpE4U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Sound off: Patents
<em>1. How many patent applications has your company filed overall, and how many were this year?</em><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ad-MXLDjWos:yrBfMAyJw8Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ad-MXLDjWos:yrBfMAyJw8Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=ad-MXLDjWos:yrBfMAyJw8Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ad-MXLDjWos:yrBfMAyJw8Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=ad-MXLDjWos:yrBfMAyJw8Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=ad-MXLDjWos:yrBfMAyJw8Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals faces uphill climb since IPO
From A.J. Kazimi?s perspective, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. is sitting pretty. The Nashville company has three products on the market registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and ? thanks to an initial public offering last August that raised $85 million ? the largest coffers in its 11-year history.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=J8QDNq6Nbyo:p-CeNfsJNH4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=J8QDNq6Nbyo:p-CeNfsJNH4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=J8QDNq6Nbyo:p-CeNfsJNH4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=J8QDNq6Nbyo:p-CeNfsJNH4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=J8QDNq6Nbyo:p-CeNfsJNH4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=J8QDNq6Nbyo:p-CeNfsJNH4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Emdeon expands services, reach with IPO
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. wasn?t the only Middle Tennessee company to go public last year. Nashville-based Emdeon Inc. (NYSE: EM) made its initial public offering the very same day. (EM)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=R0CHQGs3J8c:WMHfrx3CDQc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=R0CHQGs3J8c:WMHfrx3CDQc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=R0CHQGs3J8c:WMHfrx3CDQc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=R0CHQGs3J8c:WMHfrx3CDQc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=R0CHQGs3J8c:WMHfrx3CDQc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=R0CHQGs3J8c:WMHfrx3CDQc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Governor creates new authority to secure bio, high tech companies
According to Arizona?s Bioscience Roadmap, commissioned and coordinated by the Flinn Foundation, the state needs to focus on four strategies to develop a strong bioscience hub. Here are those strategies and how Arizona has fared since the March report.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=xO4WGJdFG1Y:_dgqkbb7hBQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=xO4WGJdFG1Y:_dgqkbb7hBQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=xO4WGJdFG1Y:_dgqkbb7hBQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=xO4WGJdFG1Y:_dgqkbb7hBQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=xO4WGJdFG1Y:_dgqkbb7hBQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=xO4WGJdFG1Y:_dgqkbb7hBQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Florida has new tools to fix Medicaid
In an effort to crack down on Medicaid fraud, the federal government has granted Florida the authority to collect and mine claims data from the state?s health care providers.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=SLo6Zmhs3lU:7QdkSdE1z8k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=SLo6Zmhs3lU:7QdkSdE1z8k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=SLo6Zmhs3lU:7QdkSdE1z8k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=SLo6Zmhs3lU:7QdkSdE1z8k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=SLo6Zmhs3lU:7QdkSdE1z8k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=SLo6Zmhs3lU:7QdkSdE1z8k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
New bioscience leader aims to remake Oregon?s image
Oregon?s bioscience industry has grown beyond its infancy into something much larger than most realize.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=VMDiKqurzbI:zkStZHpLd0I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=VMDiKqurzbI:zkStZHpLd0I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=VMDiKqurzbI:zkStZHpLd0I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=VMDiKqurzbI:zkStZHpLd0I:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?i=VMDiKqurzbI:zkStZHpLd0I:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/vertical_33?a=VMDiKqurzbI:zkStZHpLd0I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vertical_33?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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