Business moves feature Ohio professionals advance careers
TRACEY M. GIDICH named account coordinator at Lord, Sullivan & Yoder Public Relations after media and PR internships and a Bowling Green State University degree. TERRY KOVACH named admissions associate for Kendal at Oberlin Continuing Care Retirement Community with 11 years in sales and marketing. GLEN CAREY among 10 nominees for Design News Engineer of the Year for the ACS:180 immunoassay system. SUSAN M. SIMOSON promoted to vice president planning and development at Emerald Health after leading the Emerald Health Network PPO and Emerald HMO efforts.
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Lord, Sullivan & Yoder Public Relations
LSU
Gidich
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Columbus
Terry Kovach
Kendal
Oberlin Continuing Care
Kovach
North Olmsted
Glen Carey
Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp
Design News Magazine
Carey
Susan M. Simoson
Emerald Health
Ohio
Simpson
Emerald Health Network
Emerald Hmo
Cleveland State University
NATSS awards THE RESERVES NETWORK in PR for third straight year
NATSS names THE RESERVES NETWORK first in total overall PR in its advertising and public relations competition for the third consecutive year. Submit Speaking of Business items in writing to The Chronicle Telegram Elyria Ohio address. Include name and company on photo backs.
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National Association of Temporary and Staffing Services
NATSS
Chronicle- Telegram
P.O
Elyria
Ohio
Labor to Change Political Tactics in 1996 Election
AFL-CIO under new president John Sweeney plans targeted district by district campaigns. The movement will train 1,000 organizers, use surveys for issues, and focus money on candidate districts while pressuring Republicans on safety and wages.
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Labor
New York
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
Ron Carey
Teamsters
John J. Sweeney
Thomas Donahue
Labor Federation
Sweeney
Richard Trumka
Linda Chavez-Thompson
Clinton
NAFTA
Mouch
Capitol
Carey
Trumka
American Labor Movement
Medical bill debate targets medical malpractice limits
Physician and attorney Jerry Maloon testified before the Ohio House Committee on Civil Justice Reform against House Bill 350 aiming to cap malpractice damages and curb timely filings. Testimony cited affected clients including a child harmed by misdiagnosis and a nurse error leading to brain injury, while opponents noted due process concerns and called for insurer rate reforms and public access to doctors’ records.
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Jerry Maloon
Maloon
House Committee On Civil Justice Reform
Maroon
Battelle Memorial Institute
Maron
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
Pat Tiberi
Cooper Snyder
Ohio Hospital Association
Ohio State Medical Association
Tobacco Institute
Nationwide Insurance
Ohio Chemical Council
Thomas Dunn
Dunn
Gainsharing gains traction as a nontraditional pay option
Compensation experts note variable pay rewards workers without changing base salaries. Gainsharing shares gains with employees as bonuses tied to outcomes such as lower costs, better safety, improved quality, or on time delivery. Companies like FMC and Chrysler report productivity and competitive advantages, with typical payouts 1 to 6 percent of merit budgets and average productivity gains around 17 percent.
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Chicago
U.S
Towers Perrin
New York
Belcher
Syracuse University
University of Michigan
FMC Corp
Kenneth R. Garrett
Garrett
Joint ownership risks and safer alternatives for property and accounts
The article warns that adding a friend or relative to a house deed or bank account creates shared ownership and potential control issues. It explains risks like eviction, liens, or misuse of funds, and offers alternatives such as life estates payable on death accounts and powers of attorney to protect interests.
Understanding Bond Funds Versus Fixed Income Bonds
The article explains bonds are fixed income when held to maturity, while bond funds have changing portfolios. It discusses SEC yield as a standardized measure and notes that higher yields on funds do not always indicate clear risk levels, with junk-bond funds offering higher yields than Treasury funds.
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SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S. Treasury
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