The Hartford Launches Workers’ Compensation E-Learning Guide For Business Owners – Earthtimes
HARTFORD, Conn. – (Business Wire) The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc . has introduced an e-learning guide designed to clarify and simplify workers’ compensation insurance. The Hartford developed the new online resource for business owners and

SBA introduces contracting program for women-owned small businesses – Winfield Daily Courier
WASHINGTON Women-owned small businesses can begin taking steps to participate in a new federal contracting program on Feb. 4, the U.S. Small Business Administration has announced. The new Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program will

Area wind farm sells one-third of capacity – LimaOhio.com
VAN WERT Blue Creek Wind Farm won’t be completed for another year or so, but the builder of the 150-turbine project already has sold one-third of its generating capacity. FirstEnergy Corp. will buy 100 megawatts of output from the 304-megawatt cluster

Nadella to Lead Microsoft’s Server, Tools Unit – Wall Street Journal
Microsoft Corp. tapped a company veteran to lead its big server and tools business, highlighting the technology giant’s confidence in the strength of its management bench even as it reshuffles its executive ranks. Satya Nadella, a 19-year Microsoft veteran

Michigan farmers look to Washington for help – Detroit News
Washington Michigan farmers and food processors are hopeful that having one of the state’s senators leading the debate over the 2012 farm bill will benefit every aspect of Michigan’s $71.3 billion agriculture industry. But their optimism comes at a …

Yuan gold trade `reality’ by April – Hong Kong Standard
Hong Kong may trade its first-ever yuan denominated gold contracts in March or April, according to the Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society. “The yuan settlement agreement of the People’s Bank of China provides us with an easier way for yuan-denominated …

Gulf Seafood Sales Get Boost From U.S. Military In Wake Of Oil Spill – Huffingtonpost.com
NEW ORLEANS Sales of Gulf of Mexico seafood are getting a boost from the military after being hammered by last year’s BP oil spill, which left consumers fearing the water’s bounty had been tainted. Ten products including fish, shrimp, oysters, crab …

AOL steps up news, ad effort with Huffington Post deal – San Jose Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO — AOL’s $315 million deal to buy news hub Huffington Post signals that it is serious about building its profile as a media company as its legacy dial-up Internet business dies away. The acquisition announced Monday is AOL CEO Tim Armstrong’s …

ENERGY DEPT. TO SPEED DEVELOPMENT OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY – NBC40.NET
NORFOLK, Va. — The Energy Department is pledging to spend $50 million to speed the development of offshore wind energy, with a goal of issuing leases off four Atlantic Coast states by the end of the year. The Interior Department said Monday that sites …

Business lessons from a football champion – Birmingham Business Journal
It is time for Packer Nation to celebrate once again. It s also a good time to recap from a business perspective the season that led to their championship. Consider that seven of their 22 starters Sunday were reserves at the beginning of the season.

TNA News: Kurt Angle says TNA might get in the movie business – Prowrestling.net
Kurt Angle posted a tweet on Monday that seemed to indicate that TNA could be getting in the movie business. “My production company is talking to TNA to make TNA Films,” angle wrote. “It feels like a wonderful bond between TNA and NS Productions. Great …

Pfizer will buy Ferrosan consumer health business – AP – msnbc.com
Pfizer Inc. said Monday it will expand its European business by acquiring Ferrosan’s consumer health care business which includes vitamins and skincare products. The New York drugmaker did not disclose financial terms of the deal. Pfizer said the purchase …

New Release of SAP Business ByDesign Solution Advances Cloud Computing Portfolio From SAP – Yahoo Finance
WALLDORF, Germany , Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP – News ) today announced a major update in its portfolio of on-demand solutions: Feature pack 2.6 for the SAP Business ByDesign solution has been generally available since February 1 …

Verizon Foundation Provided More Than $350,000 in Community Grants in 2010 to Support Nonprofit – Yahoo Finance
PORTLAND, Maine , Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Nonprofit groups in Maine , New Hampshire and Vermont received more than $350,000 from the Verizon Foundation in 2010. The majority of the funds went to organizations that support education , literacy

Healthcare Organizations Accelerate Adoption of EMR With VMware View – msnbc.com
PALO ALTO, CA VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced growing momentum for desktop virtualization with VMware View as healthcare organizations look to safely accelerate the adoption of

Smart Start among organizations working to avoid state cuts – Star News Online
Janet Nelson isn t taking anything for granted when it comes to the state budget crisis. The executive director of Smart Start of New Hanover County, as well as members of the organization s board of directors, are contacting state legislators early

Accountable care organizations: next big thing in health care – Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON Accountable care organizations take up only seven pages of the massive new health care law, yet they’ve become one of the most talked-about provisions. This latest model for delivering services offers doctors and hospitals financial

Rocco Landesman Weighs in, Again, on Arts Organizations – New York Times Blogs
Last week, Rocco Landesman , the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts , prompted an outcry when he publicly suggested that perhaps the supply of arts organizations exceeded the demand for them. On Monday, Mr. Landesman weighed in on the debate