Employer's Guide for Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act will be fully implemented January 1, 2014, but it’s causing concern and anxiety for business owners right now. Employers are uncertain about the rules, regulations and seemingly mysterious fines.

The Business Owner’s Guide to the Employer Mandate: Affordable Advice for the Affordable Care Act…

W. Va.: New Identification Intelligence Group Convenes

The West Virginia Biometrics Initiative has been renamed and relaunched as the Identification Intelligence Group.Identification Intelligence is a collaborative platform for biometrics, forensics, big data, data analysis, cybersecurity, identity intelligence and identity management organizations and professionals.

The West Virginia Biometrics Initiative was originally established as an economic development initiative…

Eastman to Invest $1.6 billion in Tennessee

Under Project Inspire, the Eastman Chemical Co. announces it will invest $1.6 billion in its Kingsport site and add 300 new jobs during the next seven years, allowing the company to invest in new growth opportunities, safety and environmental projects, increased warehouse capacity, building renovations and expansion of its…

BLS Announces Nine Data Center Sites for AEP

Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company LLC  announces the rollout of nine “Data Center Qualified Sites” for American Electric Power, one of the nation’s largest utilities. After a comprehensive review of locations across AEP’s 11-state territory, BLS qualified sites with reliable and redundant power supply, strong fiber networks…

The Ten Most and Least Expensive Urban Areas

Among the 302 urban areas that participated in the first quarter 2013 Cost of Living Index, the after-tax cost for a professional/managerial standard of living ranged from more than twice the national average in New York (Manhattan), N.Y. to just over 19 percent below the national average…