| New push on health care in the works
The failure of his massive health-care plan to pass the Illinois General Assembly this year hasn't discouraged Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who will ask the legislature next year to create a state-regulated pool of affordable private health-insurance policies for individuals, families and small businesses. .
Twenty-five shaping tomorrow’s world of Middle East business
For the past four years The Times has researched, collated and published the Power 100, a list of the most influential business leaders working in quoted UK companies. As part of this week’s wide-ranging business coverage from Dubai, the model has been adapted to map the network of rich, powerful and influential business people working in the Gulf today. Of necessity, given the diversity of talent and the scarcity of statistical data, the GulfPower25 is more qualitative than quantitative. It is a Who’s Who of those who lead or control business in the Middle East. It covers countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council trading bloc - Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. It makes no claims to be the last word on rich, powerful, influential and entrepreneurial people in the region.
Biz Beat: Web site promotes Tahoe culture
Lake Tahoe is getting a makeover through a new Web site called Tahoe Arts and Mountain Culture.
Becky Bell started building the TAMC site in July, but the concept had been forming for some time.
"I've been incubating this idea for two years," Bell said.
The site is a community work of art, Bell said. It celebrates all of Lake Tahoe and the authentic mountain culture it fosters.
After working 14 years for the Strategic Marketing Group, Bell has learned how to market destinations. She also worked for the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority.
Bell said residents don't make a lot of money, but they are culturally rich, and she wants to share that on the Web site.
The site also reveals interesting aspects about Lake Tahoe many people might not know about.
Haemonetics lands vendor agreement GE Financing
Haemonetics Corp. has entered into a vendor financing agreement with Chicago's GE Healthcare Financial Services. Terms of the agreement call for GE Healthcare Financial Services to provide equipment financing -- including operating leases, loans and customized programs -- to Haemonetics' customers, officials said. According to Mark Beucler, vice president and general manager for Haemonetics' global distribution channel management, the agreement is expected to better position Braintree-based Haemonetics to offer turnkey financing programs for customers looking to purchase its blood management systems. Last week Haemonetics acquired Illinois-based Haemoscope Corp.'s TEG Thrombelastograph Hemostasis Analyzer business for $44 million in cash. The purchase included Haemoscope's TEG product line of equipment, software and materials used to help surgeons predict a patient's chances of bleeding and having thrombotic, or clotting, complications, according to Haemonetics.
Kenya: Language Entrepreneur's Walk to Fame
She describes herself as a go-getter, God fearing and a people's person. When US Ambassador Michael Ranneberger spoke about her during this year's International Women's Day, he termed her as the "unsung hero" But 28-year -old Jacqueline Machaka, director of Language Solution Centre, is no longer an unsung hero. This month she became the first woman to win the first ever business plan competition targeting the youth in the country. .
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