| Relief money available for ag producers
Ranchers and farmers who lost livestock or property because of the December blizzards can now apply for part of $680,000 donated to help them. The money was generated by financial gifts after the blizzards and from the proceeds of the March 18 Operation Blizzard concert featuring country singing star Michael Martin Murphy. Applications are available at www.blizzardbenefit.org and are limited to agricultural producers in Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Lincoln, Otero and Prowers counties. The disaster relief funds only are available to producers who suffered losses not covered by insurance or for which no other disaster-relief funds have been paid. Money can be paid for lost or destroyed livestock, feed, buildings, fences and equipment or to pay for temporary pasture, according to Chad Vorthmann of the Colorado Farm Bureau insurance company and farmer advocacy group.
Beitlich Touts Health Care Plan to State Senate Committee
The leader of the Wisconsin Farmers Union says the state government is doing great work when it comes to reforming health care. At a public hearing in Eau Claire on Thursday, WFU President Sue Beitlich told the State Senate Committee on Health and Human Services that she 'is encouraging to know that legislators see our needs and are working to create change in this vital area.'
In particular, Beitlich says her group favors State Senator Mark Miller's Wisconsin Health Security Act--which she feels is the most comprehensive proposal, specifically in its potential to help family farmers, small business owners, and employers and their employees.
"In Wisconsin in 2005 there were an estimated 500,000 adults without health insurance--a conservative estimate that is growing--and the number of children without insurance grew from 91,000 to 110,000 in 2005," Beitlich told the panel.
Yearly auto policy tempting
If you like to budget your expense a year at a time, you might want to look for an auto insurance company that offers 12-month policies in addition to the standard six-month agreements. Farmers Insurance Group began offering annual policies in Indiana on Feb. 26. The Los Angeles-based insurance company considers the new option a win for customers who like to budget their money and a win for agents who like to cut down on paperwork. Brian Fitzpatrick, Farmers Insurance Group's executive director in Indiana, allowed that when customers sign policies for twice as long, it's one fewer time each year they might be tempted to shop around for better rates. Farmers insures about 130,000 cars in Indiana. Fitzpatrick said some of those customers requested 12-month policies.
Snyder's Drug Stores, Inc. to Improve Operational Efficiency With ...
DALLAS and DUBLIN, Ireland, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trintech Group Plc , a leading provider of financial software and services specializing in reconciliation workflow, revenue enhancement, transaction risk management, and compliance, today announced that Synder's Drug Stores, Inc., has selected ReconNET On-Demand and the DataFlow Transaction Network to streamline reconciliation processes across their enterprise. The DataFlow Transaction Network will capture, format, balance, and load daily bank data into ReconNET. ReconNET, accessible via the Internet, will be used to automate the verification and reconciliation of the company's bank .
Forever 21, Inc. Selects Trintech's ReconNET to Optimize ...
DALLAS and DUBLIN, Ireland, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trintech Group Plc , a leading provider of financial software and technology services specializing in transaction verification, reconciliation management, process automation, and compliance, today announced that Forever 21, Inc., has selected ReconNET to improve financial transaction management across its enterprise, including the verification and reconciliation of its cash deposits and credit cards. ReconNET will interface directly with Forever 21's point of sale and ledger systems, ensuring greater efficiency and consistency across the company. Founded in 1984, Forever 21 operates more than 400 stores in the US and Canada under the banners -- Forever 21, Forever XXI, and For Love 21. The stores offer fashions and accessories for fashion-oriented women of all ages.
SC Gov. and Insurers Call Senate Workers' Comp Bill 'Weak'
The South Carolina Senate has passed workers' compensation reform legisaltion but many observers are not impressed and hope the House will do a better job. The bill, S. 332, moves to the House this week. Backers hope it will hep employers save on premiums. "The bill will lead to stability in premiums over time, said Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg. "But none of this is going to happen on anybody's next month's premium,'' he said. The bill calls for businesses that understate how much they pay workers or classify workers improperly face felony charges. The legislation also would eliminate the Second Injury Fund, a program intended to cover future injuries of workers with past workplace injuries and illnesses. Problems with payments for arthritis and a surge of claims have made payments to that fund skyrocket in recent years, costing state businesses hundreds of millions of dollars.
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