MICROS Surpasses Estimates Zacks.com MICROS Systems, Inc. (MCRS) reported revenues of $270.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2012, up 9.4% year over year. This was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. On a segment basis, Service revenues came in at $178.4 million, ... |
Monday, January 30, 2012
MICROS Surpasses Estimates - Zacks.com
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Wells Fargo Insurance Services nabs Las Vegas brokerage in buying spree - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
The brokerage network, part of WFC) said the deal closed June 1. Term were not disclosed. According to has been in businessxsince 1999, when it was foundexd by John Grady, and focuses exclusively on health and benefitws insurance, with customers in the construction, health-care, auto sales and home developmentg niches. Grady is now managin g director ofemployee benefits. Wellw Fargo Insurance Services isthe world’s fifth-largest insurancse brokerage and the nation’s largest bank-owned brokerage, according to Businesz Insurance magazine’s 2008 list, with more than 200 officesd in 37 states. The brokeragee network has been on a buyingsprer recently.
It bought Novato’a and in early April, and about a monthy before that acquiredWalnut Creek-based , an employee benefits consulting firm that also has offices in Houstojn and Seattle, among other deals in recent months.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad - New York Times
Firstpost | In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad New York Times Six months earlier, the 22-year-old had moved to Chengdu, in southwest China, to become one of the millions of human cogs powering the largest, fastest and most sophisticated manufacturing system on earth. That system has made it possible for Apple and ... Apple looks to China's 'staggering potential' Apple 'Didn't Bet High Enough' on China IPhone Demand, Cook Says Apple wins both ways with China |
Monday, January 23, 2012
Dolphin Stadium vies for World Cup - South Florida Business Journal:
The USA Bid Committee, whichb sent letters to stadium operators inmajor U.S. named six Florida venues as possible host locations for the 2018 or 2022Worls Cup. Other Sunshine State locations in the runnint are Jacksonville Municipal Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the campuse of thein Gainesville, the Florida Citru s Bowl in Orlando, Doak Campbell Stadium on the campusx of in Tallahassee and Raymond Jamesa Stadium in Tampa. The committeer says 70 stadiums in 50 metropolitan areas are upfor consideration. The bidding criteriza includes the capacity tohandle 40,000 or more Among the stadiums up for more than 65 have a capacity above 60,0090 and 20 can hold more than 80,000 spectators.
“Thw United States is uniquely qualified to stagee the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or as demonstrated by the dozens of metropolitahn markets with venues capablee of staging World Cup matches in every from the quality of their stadiums to theitr overall ability to accommodate thousandaof fans, news media and visitors,” U.S. Soccer Presideng Sunil Gulati said The followingother U.S. metropolitan aread and venues are also upfor consideration: Georgia Dome and Stanford Stadium (Athens, Ga.) Austin, Texas: Roya Texas Memorial Stadium Batom Rouge, La.: Tiger Stadium Ala.: Legion Field and Bryant-Denny Stadium Ala.) Boston: Gillette Stadiun (Foxborough, Mass.) Buffalo, N.Y.
: Ralph Wilson Stadiumk (Orchard Park, N.Y. ) Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Kinnick Stadium (Iowas City, Iowa) Champaign, Ill.: Memorialk Stadium Charlotte, N.C.: Bank of America Stadium Mo.: Faurot Field Columbia, S.C.: Williams-Bric Stadium Columbus, Ga.: Jordan-Hare Stadium Ala.) Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Stadium Cotton Bowl and Dallazs Cowboys NewStadium (Arlington, Texas) Detroit: Ford Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Mich.) and Universitty of Michigan Stadium (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Fayetteville, Reynolds Razorback Stadium Green Bay, Wis.: Lambeau Field Greenville, S.C.: Memorial Stadiumm (Clemson, S.C.) Harrisburg, Pa.: Beavet Stadium (University Park, Pa.
) Houston: Reliant Stadium, Rice Stadiumm and Kyle Field (College Station, Texas) Kansas Mo.: Arrowhead Stadium Knoxville, Tenn.: Neyland Stadium Lexington, Ky.: Commonwealth Stadiu Los Angeles: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Madison, Wis.: Camp Randall Stadiunm Minneapolis: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Tenn.: LP Field New Haven, Conn.: Yale Bowl New Meadowlands Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.) Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Okla.) Omaha, Neb. - Memorial Stadium Neb.) Phoenix: University of Phoenix Stadium Ariz.) and Sun Devil Stadium Ariz.) Roanoke, Va.: Lane Stadium (Blacksburg, Va.) Salt Lake LaVell Edwards Stadium (Provo, Utah) Oakland, Calif.
: Oakland-Alameda Countyu Coliseum and StanfordStadium (Stanford, Calif.) Calif.: California Memorial Stadium South Ind.: Notre Dame Stadium St. Louis: Edwardd Jones Dome Washington, D.C.: RFK Memorial Stadium and FedEcField (Landover, Md.)
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Nine Kentucky companies make Inc. 500 list - Business First of Louisville:
area are among the nation's 500 fastest-growingt private companies, according to a list formulatedby Inc. The highest-ranking local company on the listis , a Louisville-bases company that provides real-timer information on power supplg and transmissions. Genscape ranks No. 47 on the 2004 Inc. 500 The list, which ranks each company according to its percentags sales growth during the pastfive years, will appeaf in a special Inc. 500 issue that will go on sale Oct. 26 and appeart online tomorrow, according to the magazine's Web site. The list of Kentuckg companies was providedby Inc. magazine. Xodiax Data which provides informationtechnology services, is ranked No. 85.
Other companies on the Inc. 500 list are: at No. 129, at No. 298, at No. 370 and at No. 463. This year' list had the most area companies since when seven Louisville companies and one Southern Indiana business madethe "The Inc. 500 is the one list all entrepreneurse striveto make," Steve president and CEO of , said in a news released "To make that list demonstrates that you have turneds amazing potential into amazing growth. It's also a greayt sign for Louisville's business environment to have six companiesw onthe list." Last only one Louisville company, , made the Inc. 500 list. In the list included J.C.
Malonwe and The other Kentucky companies that madethe Inc. 500 are: (No. 72), a Lexington-basedr environmental-services firm; (No. 80), a Ky.-based chain of women's fitnesxs centers; and (No. 180), an information technology firmin Lexington.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Intel 4Q earnings rise 6 percent, despite hard-drive shortages that crimp PC sales - Washington Post
MiamiHerald.com | Intel 4Q earnings rise 6 percent, despite hard-drive shortages that crimp PC sales Washington Post NEW YORK รข" Intel, the world's largest chip-maker, says is profit rose 6 percent in the latest quarter even as hard-drive shortages held back computer sales. The world's largest chipmaker also provided a forecast for the new quar ter that matched ... Hard disc shortage hampers Intel Intel 4Q earnings rise 6 per cent, despite hard-drive shortages that crimped ... Intel 4Q earnings rise 6 percent, despite hard-drive shortages that crimped ... |
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Podiatrist gets 5 months, $25,000 fine - Pittsburgh Business Times:
Dr. Bic Chau Stafford, who practicede at the in Maryland Heights, as well as assortec assisted living facilitiesin St. Louis City and St. Louisz County, in April to one felony counrt of obstruction of afederal Stafford, 59, also executed a civil settlement agreemengt with the United Statew requiring her to pay the Medicare program $425,000. Stafford billed Medicare for numerous complex foot surgery procedurexs provided to 39 local Medicare beneficiariew when she was really providing thess patients with only routine foot such as toe nail prosecutors said.
When she was audited by the Medicare program in 2007, Medicare denied her claimsz for reimbursement regarding these 39 beneficiarie s and requested that she repay $6,840 for non-covereed services that had been previously paid to her. Stafforcd challenged this and as part of her effortsz to avoid payingthe overpayment, Stafford created new treatment records for thosd 39 patients in 2007, back-dating them to using fraudulent treatment information and claiminbg that she had provided these patients with podiatric surgicaol procedure, prosecutors said.

