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Strategies

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  • February 15, 2013
Corporate Report: February 15

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • February 15, 2013
Forward Thinking

A gutsy move to maintain a hefty payroll in the core of the downturn has finally begun to show dividends for one entrepreneur.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 15, 2013
Need for Speed

A racing legend says being great is about the pursuit, not just the result. That's why Mario Andretti still moves fast.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • February 15, 2013
Healing Wounds

Jonathan Rotella is building a chain of wound-care centers around the country in partnerships with hospitals. One looming challenge: Obamacare.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Denise Kalette
  • February 15, 2013
Small Budget, Big Impact

Using non-traditional methods to promote her hand-blended skincare products, Jennifer Devlin has gained customers from San Francisco to Boston.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 8, 2013
Corporate Report: February 8

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • February 8, 2013
Bearing the burden

An auto service company pays all of its employees' health insurance premiums. Its owners worry that may be too expensive in the future.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 8, 2013
Play or Pay

The anxiety level over what to do about the health care law is high in the hospitality industry. One business, a quick-casual restaurant chain, searches for answers.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • February 8, 2013
Under Fifty

Hospitality companies are carefully counting their employees, but health care may not be the only costly mandate they face.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • February 8, 2013
Decisions, Decisions

With an upcoming health insurance renewal comes a deadline for sorting through the uncertainty of Obamacare. The choice remains overwhelming.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 8, 2013
Makers and Takers

The medical-device tax imposed on companies for the health care law will have a direct impact on one company — that doesn't actually make any devices.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 8, 2013
Outsource the Headaches

A Gulf Coast bank uses an outside firm to navigate the health care law. The strategy has several benefits.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Denise Kalette
  • February 8, 2013
The small company's dilemma

Although the new health care regulations will affect medium and large companies most, small firms are concerned about rising costs, too.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • February 8, 2013
Examining every option

A manufacturer considers self-insurance as an affordable way to deal with smaller claims while continuing to cover employees.

  • Strategies
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  • Jean Gruss
  • February 8, 2013
Health Care Scramble

Insurance brokers, accountants and lawyers are poring over the details of Obamacare and helping their clients make decisions that at this point are sometimes little better than educated guesses.

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