Emergency Financial Help News
- Kaua‘i’s state hospitals project $3.5M deficit Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 5:39AMStill, no cuts planned by Blake Jones - The Garden Island Executives from Kaua‘i’s state-run hospitals defended the region’s future plans for growth, despite a projected $3.5 million deficit, at an informational briefing with state legislators Monday in Lihu‘e.
- Should comatose man be allowed to stay here? Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 5:35AMSome family members trying to block UIC move An undocumented immigrant at a Chicago hospital has ignited a dispute over health care.
- Fannie/Freddie bailouts could hinge on bond payments Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 5:11AMFannie, based in Washington, has about $120 billion of debt maturing through Sept. 30, while McLean, Va.-based Freddie has $103 billion, according to figures provided by the government-chartered companies and data compiled by Bloomberg.
- Ambulance Rates Going Up in Frederick Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 5:11AMThe Frederick County Commissioners voted Tuesday to increase the amount the county charges for ambulance calls
- Warning to fliers before shutdown Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 3:52PMLeft unions that have called a nation-wide general strike on Wednesday against Delhi’s “anti-people economic policies” are determined to shut down Calcutta, if not the rest of the country.
- American Red Cross Prepares to Respond to Tropical Storm Fay Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 3:48PM Members of the Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program Provide Financial Support
- Florence Ranch Homestead Receives Conservation Bookshelf Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 3:26PMTreasured objects and artifacts once owned by the David W. Florence family, now on display at the Florence Ranch Homestead, will be preserved for future generations with help from the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a set of conservation books, DVDs, and online resources donated by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of federal funding of the ...
- American Red Cross Urges Florida to Get Ready for Tropical Storm Fay Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 3:11PM American Red Cross Shares Safety Tips and Provides Pre-Storm Services
- From US home-loan defaults to global economic debacle Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 2:34PMThe financial market turmoil that emerged last August as the American housing bubble burst has collided with a surge in energy and food prices along with a toxic combination in the United States and Europe of tepid growth and rising inflation.
- 2 Agencies Help Jews Displaced In Georgia Fighting Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 4:03AMAs relief agencies pour into the Caucasus region to help tens of thousands of people displaced by the recent fighting between Russia and Georgia, the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford has joined the effort in an attempt to help a small, but equally needy, portion of the population.
- CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 3:21AM• Empty hotel presents eyesore Carrier Circle has the highest concentration of hotels in Central New York. But the first hotel travelers see after getting off the Thruway at the busy DeWitt traffic circle is likely the ugliest hotel property in the region.
- Greenspan sees US house price bottom in 2009-report Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 2:09AMFormer Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan predicts US house prices will begin to stabilize in the first half of next year.
- Negotiating Severance Agreements Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 2:06AMSome job hunters may know how to negotiate their salaries and benefits when they are hired, but may not realize that when terminated from a job, they can negotiate how they depart.
- CASA helping suspected illegals nabbed at work to post bail Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 1:10AMLeaders of a local immigrant advocacy group are trying to help suspected illegal immigrants arrested in work site raids access bail money.
- Heavy Rain Causes Trouble In Webster Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 4:54PMHeavy rains caused problems for motorists, residents and some business owners in Webster Friday. The rains made travel difficult on several roadways in the town.
- Newlyweds Test Their Luck on 8/8/08 Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 4:39PMIt was not a coincidence that the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics began at 8:08 local time on 8-8-08. The day is considered to be a very lucky day by the Chinese because in Chinese the number eight sounds like the word for prosperity and wealth.
- Rell: Fuel assistance to help middle class Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 4:37PMHARTFORD (AP) — State officials are hoping to provide middle-class families, not just lower-income residents, with financial help this winter to pay their heating bills.
- Ambulance chaser: A day in the life of an ambulance crew Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 4:32PMFor about eight years now, I have covered the “courts and cops” beat here at the News-Review. In that time I’ve been at many incidents — most of them traffic crashes — where I’ve been witness to the work our area ambulance crews do.
- Stevens Hospital studying its services and finances Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 12:54PMThe hospital is paying consultants $164,000 while planning for its future. Stevens Hospital is paying consultants more than $164,000 for an in-depth study of the hospital, including its finances, services offered and how they compare with area hospitals, and a list of options for its future.
- EPA rejects trimming ethanol mandates Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 12:24PM The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it will not curtail a rule requiring that ethanol be added to gasoline, turning back criticism that the additive was artificially raising food prices.
- Fab-Lite receives tax abatement Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 11:26AMMANISTEE — Steve Paine, president of Fab-Lite in the Manistee Industrial Park, is glad the Manistee City Council approved a tax abatement for machinery the company recently purchased.
- Banking and Financial Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 8:23AMSEC/CORPORATE Robert L. Kohl, Mark A. Conley & Jarrod N. Weber On July 30, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously to provide new guidance to public companies about how to comply with federal securities laws, particularly with respect to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, while developing their websites to serve as effective means for disseminating important information to ...
- Innovative Diabetes Program In Bloomington-Normal, Ill., A Success Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 8:02AMDiabetes Checks and Balances, a unique program launched locally to help people manage the disease, helped decrease emergency room visits and hospital admissions among participants.
- Rural volunteer fire depts. struggle to recruit Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 7:55AM BIG SPRINGS, Neb. -- Simple numbers were working against the fire and rescue department in this town of 400 along Interstate 80. Unbeknownst to six people in a Suburban that had just...
- Notable Results Summaries Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 7:44AMSafer Workplaces: The Department has taken a strategic approach to promoting health and safety that includes strong and fair enforcement and education and outreach efforts to help drive fatality and serious injury and illness rates in the American workplace to record lows.
- LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 7:32AM Hudson Twp.: No primary contests… Ann Arbor: Quarterly report coming… Adrian: Mock fire exercise… Tecumseh: Exploration welcome
- Fed auctions another $75B to ease credit stresses Tuesday, July 29, 2008 @ 10:11AMThe Federal Reserve has auctioned another $75 billion in loans to squeezed banks to help them overcome credit problems.
- Yahoo, Intel and HP Form Cloud Computing Labs Tuesday, July 29, 2008 @ 9:59AMYahoo, HP and Intel are partnering for cloud computing research.
- RED CROSS: Disaster fund depleted Tuesday, July 29, 2008 @ 9:15AMThe American Red Cross in Orleans County is facing a desperate need since their disaster fund hit rock bottom this week, said interim executive director Diana Fulcomer.
- Fed auctions another $75B to banks Tuesday, July 29, 2008 @ 9:03AMTuesday, July 29, 2008 at 10:48 a.m. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve has auctioned another $75 billion in loans to squeezed banks to help them overcome credit problems.
