Archive for December, 2006

Perry appoints key staffers

Gov. Rick Perry has filled several key staff positions in his new administration.

SEC launches formal probe of UnitedHealth

Federal regulators have launched a formal investigation into the stock option practices of UnitedHealth Group Inc.

$50M sale of First Notice Systems complete

Concentra Operating Corp. said Tuesday that it has completed the previously announced sale of its First Notice Systems Inc. subsidiary to The Innovation Group PLC for $50 million.

Maryland Democratic Party chief to stay on

Terry Lierman will keep his job as chair of the Maryland Democratic Party.

Business Council pegs additional costs for New Yorkers at $1,830 per resident

The Business Council of New York State Inc.'s Public Policy Institute has calculated that New Yorkers pay $35 billion more annually than Americans as a whole for a range of government related costs of living and doing business.