Super Steel's Schenectady plant closing, up to 200 jobs lost
<a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/related_content.html?topic=Super%20Steel%20Schenectady%20Inc">Super Steel Schenectady Inc.</a> will close early next year, eliminating up to 200 jobs. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?a=qRfFw6"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?i=qRfFw6" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=L9KjO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=L9KjO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=dXyJo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=dXyJo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=aYt1o"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=aYt1o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=s7I2O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=s7I2O" border="0"></img></a> </div>
World Class Health acquires Kidzhaven
World Class Health, Fitness, and Sports Performance of Hartland has acquired Kidzhaven, a gym that caters to children. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?a=axtYLh"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?i=axtYLh" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=mPJjO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=mPJjO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=qZJ1o"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=qZJ1o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=p6Tgo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=p6Tgo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=Ud9NO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=Ud9NO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Manufacturing activity hits 26-year low
New research shows the nation&rsquo;s manufacturing activity fell in November to a 26-year low. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?a=4ri1Oy"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?i=4ri1Oy" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=ayMTO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=ayMTO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=8Ao8o"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=8Ao8o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=c0S5o"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=c0S5o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=sF5ZO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=sF5ZO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
It?s official: U.S. in recession
The U.S. economy has been in a recession for all of 2008, the <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/related_content.html?topic=National%20Bureau%20of%20Economic%20Research">National Bureau of Economic Research</a> said Monday. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?a=T2Oeei"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?i=T2Oeei" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=AotFO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=AotFO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=NgvQo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=NgvQo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=VmETo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=VmETo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=Pc7WO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=Pc7WO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
IRS pares mileage rates
After a bump in automobile-mileage deduction rates for the second half of the year, the Internal Revenue Service is lowering some rates for 2009 to coincide with falling gasoline prices. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?a=7L9reL"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?i=7L9reL" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=peviO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=peviO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=XVA1o"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=XVA1o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=vauTo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=vauTo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=6DxYO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=6DxYO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Iverson Language Associates merges with TransPerfect
Iverson Language Associates of Milwaukee said Monday it has finalized a merger with TransPerfect, the world&rsquo;s largest privately-held provider of language services. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?a=BsBbnW"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?i=BsBbnW" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=QrBVO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=QrBVO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=he3Ro"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=he3Ro" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=5CA9o"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=5CA9o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=DBMtO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=DBMtO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Study: Many oppose raising business taxes
Wisconsin residents overwhelmingly oppose raising taxes on businesses, a new survey of statewide policy issues found. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?a=p3qL0n"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?i=p3qL0n" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=qi3jO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=qi3jO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=wcbMo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=wcbMo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=UTkno"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=UTkno" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=QCT6O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=QCT6O" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Bailouts, rescues, cash injections in U.S. economy total $8.5 trillion
Federal bailouts, equity buys into banks and investment houses, liquidity infusions by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, loan guarantees and economic stimulus checks now total $8.5 trillion, according to various estimates. (C) (AIG) (BAC) (JPM) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?a=QhzZi6"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?i=QhzZi6" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=JQfKO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=JQfKO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=Mzfuo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=Mzfuo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=sk2So"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=sk2So" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=PVwUO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=PVwUO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
General Growth gets loan extension
<a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/gen/General_Growth%20Properties%20Inc_3F04C617E03A435FB223E5FA44C61B30.html"><strong>General Growth Properties Inc.</strong></a>, owner of Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, has received a two-week extension on $900 million in mortgage loans that came due on Friday. (GGP) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?a=EbsRFt"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?i=EbsRFt" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=nkKyO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=nkKyO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=yltSo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=yltSo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=Af5oo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=Af5oo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=nxMaO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=nxMaO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Last call for Forty under 40 nominations
Well, it&#39;s here -- the final day for submitting nominations for The Business Journal&#39;s 2009 Forty under 40 awards program is today, Dec. 1. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?a=XvFYd5"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_milwaukee?i=XvFYd5" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=CM02O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=CM02O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=KYjuo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=KYjuo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=kgOeo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=kgOeo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?a=vwxCO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_milwaukee?i=vwxCO" border="0"></img></a> </div>


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Additionally, drug companies have as many sales people as there are doctors in the United States. One of the responsibilities of this sales force is to convince doctors to attend pharmaceutical company-sponsored seminars where drugs are showcased.

According to some economists, the purchase of new technology is responsible for more than 50 percent of new health care spending over the last three years.

Much of the money Americans pay for health care finds its way into the rising profits on health care-related products and services such as the provision of medical insurance. Even higher costs have been forecasted for the future, especially for prescription drugs.

For many Americans who are unable to afford the health care they need, rising costs represent an ever-increasing barrier to medical services and products. The financial burden is also felt on the larger national scale with about 15 percent of gross domestic product going toward health care costs. That is equal to about one quarter of the annual federal budget.

Comparatively, Canada invests around 10 percent of its GDP on its public health care program. Unlike the United States, Canada’s health care program is universally available to all citizens and permanent residents without cost. Other countries, such as Germany, where there is a public/private delivery system model for health care, manage to serve their populations for even less while still having better longevity than Americans. This proves that the quality of health care does not rise proportionally with the amount of money spent to attain it.

While many Canadians supplement their universal health care with added to cover the cost of medication and perks such as semi-private or private hospital rooms, health care is much more essential in the United States. Unfortunately, costs have been rising dramatically, making health care out of reach for many Americans. Currently, more than forty million Americans do not receive any kind of health care benefit.

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For employers, providing health care for employees is also becoming more expensive, with increases dramatically outpacing inflation rates. Some years, the difference is four or six fold. Even if premiums were to remain static, offering health care to employees still costs several thousand dollars per worker. For smaller companies, or for those who employ a large number of people, these costs can be prohibitive.

Measures to reduce health care costs are always under consideration, though many are not popular choices. Suggestions that have been put forward by various sources have included:

Increased drug awareness and education. Millions could be saved if health care covered only generic versions of drugs that have been proven just as effective as their more expensive brand name counterparts.

Terminate expensive treatment options will only add a short amount of time to a patient’s life, particularly if it will not be quality time (i.e. patient is in a coma).

Promote preventative care such as smart lifestyle choices, proper nutrition and exercise.

Examine to ways to control drug advertising to consumers. There is speculation that advertising has led to prescriptions of non-necessary drugs.

Limit malpractice liability so doctors and medical professionals do not feel pressured to cover themselves by ordering unnecessary tests to substantiate conditions they already know to be present.

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