Walter Mercado asegura que su crisis de salud fue consecuencia de altos niveles de estrés.
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The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) June 30, 2009 Byline: State Journal staff, wire services COMMODITIES: Gold fell 30 cents Monday to settle at $940.70 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. September silver fell 18.1 cents to $13.9750 an ounce. September copper increased 1.7 cents to $2.3260 a pound. September wheat futures fell 5.25 cents to $5.5775 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade. Corn for September delivery shed 7.25 cents to $3.845 a bushel. August soybeans lost 6 cents to $11.22 a bushel. in our site oasis day spa
BEST places to work Four Wisconsin firms ranked Four small- and medium-sized Wisconsin companies were among those named the “Best Companies to Work for in America” in rankings issued Monday by the Great Place to Work Institute of San Francisco and the Society for Human Resource Management of New Orleans.
Among the best medium-sized companies were Acuity (ranked No. 2) a Sheboygan insurance company; and 4imprint (10) an Oshkosh distributor of promotional items.
Badger Mining Corp. of Berlin, a silica sand mining company, was the nation’s top-ranked small company. Kahler Slater (22), a design firm with offices in Milwaukee and Madison, made the list for the sixth consecutive year.
The companies were evaluated based on relationships among employees, between employees and management and between employees and their jobs/company. Large firms were not part of this particular study.
SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS Local honors announced A chief executive and 10 local companies are recipients of the 2009 Dane County Small Business Awards. Laurie Benson, chief executive of Inacom Information Systems, 3001 W. Beltline, received the Small Business Advocate Award.
The Skin Care Source, 845 E. Johnson St., a therapeutic skin care business owned by Monique Minkens, received the Emerging Business Award, which is presented to businesses less than three years old.
The awards, sponsored by eight companies and non-profit groups, recognize for-profit, successful companies that maintain a responsible and rewarding workplace environment and give back to the community through contributions or volunteerism.
Other businesses honored were Aberdean Consulting, 595 Science Drive; the Murphy Insurance Group of Waunakee; MCV Salon & Spa of Sun Prairie; Sustainable Engineering Group, 431 Charmany Drive; Filament Marketing, 301 S. Blount St.; Next Generation Clinical Research of Oregon; Healthy Homes of Mount Horeb, Andy Garcia Productions, 2987 Yarmouth Greenway Drive; and Cquensys, 525 Junction Road.
BRIEFLY Associated Banc-Corp of Green Bay, parent company of Associated Bank, said Monday it expects a provision for loan losses of $145 million to $160 million and net charge-offs of $60 million to $70 million during the second quarter ending today, which could trigger an overall quarterly loss. in our site oasis day spa
Oasis Day Spa , 8016 Watts Road, at the Princeton Club, has acquired Pure Massage , 515 Junction Road, for an undisclosed price. The Junction Road location was closed and 10 former Pure Massage employees now work at the Watts Road location, said Oasis owner Lori Heffernon.
Raj Ambay, M.D., D.D.S.
, of Madison has been elected to the American Medical Association board of trustees.
Dr. Robert Dempsey , chair of the department of neurological surgery at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, has been named president of the Society of Neurological Surgeons.
TICKET PARTNERSHIP: Frontier Airlines Holdings is announcing a new ticketing partnership with Midwest Airlines. The two carriers have been targeted for acquisition by Republic Airways Holdings. The agreement announced Monday will allow Denver-based Frontier to sell tickets to customers who want to travel to cities served by Midwest. And Midwest will be allowed to sell tickets to Frontier Airlines and subsidiary Lynx Aviation destinations. Republic Airways wants to purchase Milwaukee-based Midwest for $31 million in cash and debt. It also is bidding $109 million to take Frontier Airlines out of bankruptcy.
