The Social Security Administration gets an A/A and Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) tie with F/Ds on the 2013 Plain Writing Act Report Card released today by the Center for Plain Language. On the second Plain Writing Act Report Card, the Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to clear communication in… Keep reading →
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Social Security Administration Gets A; Treasury/HUD Tie with Fs on the Plain Writing Act Report Card by the Center for Plain Language
By businesswireBIO Praises Senate for Passing Single, Uniform and National Traceability System to Safeguard U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
By businesswireToday, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) applauds the Senate for approving H.R. 3204, the Drug Quality and Security Act, which will create a single, uniform and national solution to safeguard the nation’s pharmaceutical supply chain against criminal counterfeiting. The bill, which passed the House of Representatives on September 28th, now will be sent to President… Keep reading →
Manufacturers’ News, Inc. — For a second straight year, industrial employment in Ohio posted a gain, reports the 2014 Ohio Manufacturers Directory®, an industrial directory and database published by Manufacturers’ News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, IL. According to data collected by Manufacturers’ News, Ohio gained 5,761 manufacturing jobs from September 2012 to September 2013, or about… Keep reading →
Janet Yellen’s comments at her confirmation hearing to become Federal Reserve chairman reverberated beyond the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, and could influence the planning and decision making of nearly two-thirds of the nation’s CFOs and finance chiefs. Sixty-one percent of senior Chartered Global Management Accountant designation holders surveyed by the American Institute of CPAs said the comments and… Keep reading →
A net 15,000 health care jobs were created in October 2013, significantly below the two-year average of 21,000 jobs per month. For the first 10 months of 2013 we saw an average of 17,000 new health care jobs, compared with 26,000 over the same period in 2012. Due to moderately strong total employment growth of… Keep reading →
The Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) and its partner, Colorado Interactive dba Colorado.gov, have offered up a new content management system (CMS) using Drupal. Drupal provides a modern, easy-to-use CMS that allows government partners across the State of Colorado to create content rich websites. SIPA serves more than two hundred CMS sites for state… Keep reading →
The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Donor Alliance, and Colorado.gov announced a fourth win today for their joint “Save Time. Renew Online!” multimedia campaign, which has been selected by The International Academy of Visual Arts to receive a 2013 W3 Award. The “Save Time. Renew Online!” campaign was created in 2011 in an effort… Keep reading →
Lisa A. Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), made the following statement today applauding House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) for holding a hearing on patent litigation reform. “The business community is concerned about several patent litigation abuses including demand letters designed to hold up innocent users and sellers… Keep reading →
Advanced Biofuel Companies Tell White House: Changes to RFS Program Will Undercut Investment
By businesswireThe Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the Advanced Ethanol Council (AEC) and 37 of their member companies today wrote the White House to express grave concerns over a draft proposal for the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rules recently unlawfully leaked to the media. The leading advanced biofuel trade organizations and companies noted that EPA must… Keep reading →