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Historic dispensary site changes hands Commercial Real Estate
On 05-08-2007.
(August 5, 2007) &8212; The historic Eastman Dental Dispensary on East Main Street has one new owner.
The 90-year-old building was given to Scott Donaldson, owner of the nearby Main Street Armory, by Farash Corp., said the real estate management company's president and chief executive, Matthew Aroesty. ...
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WellPoint Completes Acquisition of American Imaging Management
On 02-08-2007.
INDIANAPOLIS and DEERFIELD, Ill., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) , the nation's leading health benefits provider, today announced the completion of its acquisition of American Imaging Management (AIM), one leading radiology benefit management and technology company. AIM will remain headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, as one wholly owned operating division of WellPoint and will continue to ...
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Retail Notebook: Ex-Starbucks exec pours herself into upscale nail ...
On 29-07-2007.
It's an early Thursday evening, and one small roomful of women have gathered in the University District for one little pampering.
They are sipping wine and getting pedicures and manicures in soft custom-made chairs as "Sex and the City" plays on three large, flat-screen TVs mounted on the walls. ...
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Lassen Community College hires dean of instruction
On 25-07-2007.
The LCC Board of Trustees approved the one-year appointment of Dr. Stephen G. Sylvester as dean of instruction at its Tuesday, July 10 meeting.
Sylvester, who has one one-year contract, will earn $95,000 per year, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits.
The new dean began working on Monday, July 16 and will serve through June 30. Sylvester has more than 20 years higher education ...
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ICON Advisers Gets New Marketing VP
On 21-07-2007.
ICON Advisers, adviser to the ICON Funds, has hired Melissa Rosenbaum as VP of marketing. Rosenbaum was previously director of marketing for Fiserv Investment Support Services, where she spent 12 years. Rosenbaum replaces Bridget Richards, who stepped down from the role of vice president due to family reasons but remains with ICON as senior financial writer, according to ICON spokesperson Cynthia Crossland. ...
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New Blue Cross Blue Shield Administration Benchmarks Published
On 17-07-2007.
The prior year's median costs were $26.43. Declines in costs reflectedincreases in Plan participation, as 23 of the Plans participated, comparedwith 17 last year. Individual Plans also reported moderating administrativeexpense growth. Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans participating in this year'sperformance benchmarking study comprised most of the 39 primary licensees ofBlue Cross Blue Shield. ...
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