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• Obama links job growth to health care proposal - Charleston Daily Mail
• Business News - Am770chqr.com
• GreenList: Online Business Directory Launches - PR.com
• Barbecue serious business in Kansas City - News-Leader.com
• Clark County business briefs Oct. 4 - Columbian

Obama links job growth to health care proposal - Charleston Daily Mail Posted: 04 Oct 2009 04:22 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says passage of his health care proposals would create new jobs by making small business startups more affordable. In his weekly radio and Internet video address Saturday, the president linked one of his biggest challenges - a worse-than-expected loss of jobs - with a top priority: passage of far-reaching changes to the nation's health care system. If aspiring entrepreneurs believe they can stay insured while switching jobs, Obama said, they will start new businesses and hire workers. He said he has met people "who've got a good idea and the expertise and determination to build it into a thriving business. But many can't take that leap because they can't afford to lose the health insurance they have at their current job." Small businesses create many of the nation's jobs, the president said, and some have the potential to become big companies. Obama praised the Senate Finance Committee for crafting a health care bill that includes many of his priorities. Small businesses could buy health insurance through an exchange, he said, "where they can compare the price, quality and services of a wide variety of plans." The government would subsidize health insurance for many businesses and individuals, the president said. Obama acknowledged that a health care bill is far from final passage in the Democratic-controlled Congress. The Senate Finance bill will be merged with another version and sent to the Senate floor, where scores of amendments might be offered and Republicans could mount a filibuster. The House, meanwhile, is advancing a more liberal bill that includes a public option to compete with private health insurers. The Senate Finance Committee rejected that idea. Obama said "reforming our health insurance system will be a critical step in rebuilding our economy so that our entrepreneurs can pursue the American dream again and our small businesses can grow and expand and create new jobs again." In the weekly Republican address, Rep. Candice Miller of Michigan blamed the continued job losses on Democratic policies and said Obama's health proposals won't help. Miller said the Obama-backed $789 billion economic stimulus package fell far short of its goals. And she criticized a House-passed energy bill that would set limits and costs on greenhouse gas emissions. The plan, which the Senate has not taken up, "would increase electricity bills, raise gasoline prices and ship more American jobs overseas," Miller said. She called for deeper tax cuts for small businesses "to put our economy back on track." As for health care, Miller said, "Washington Democrats intend to fund their government-run health care plan with cuts to Medicare benefits" and with new taxes on businesses.

Business News - Am770chqr.com Posted: 04 Oct 2009 08:33 AM PDT In this photo provided by ABC News, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, appears for an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week, in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ABC News, Fred Watkins)" WASHINGTON - Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan predicts that the unemployment rate will push past 10 per cent and stay at that level for a while. "Pretty awful" is how Greenspan describes Friday's report that the unemployment rate has risen to 9.8 per cent. He says the growing number of Americans who have been out of work six months or longer is of particular concern because jobless workers lose skills over such a long period. Greenspan says he would advise President Barack Obama to focus on getting the economy going, but not to go too far. He says a second economic stimulus is not called for because less than half of the current stimulus is in effect and because the nature of the recovery is not yet clear. Greenspan spoke Sunday on ABC's "This Week." Content Provided By Canadian Press.

GreenList: Online Business Directory Launches - PR.com Posted: 04 Oct 2009 09:09 AM PDT Seattle, WA, October 04, 2009 --(PR.com)-- GreenList Source is a new online business information service brought to you by emailhunter.net, LLC. Their goal is to provide the most accurate, credible online directory of Green businesses in North America. As they move toward the release of GreenList Source 2.0 in Mid October, they will also be adding more robust features, such as the ability to select premium listings which will better promote each company's products and services, as well as community oriented social networking tools, and the ability to challenge a company's 'Green' status, allowing our membership to further ensure the quality and credibility of the directory. Companies listed in the directory come from over five hundred diverse industries, and range in size from cutting edge, venture backed startups to Fortune 100 global leaders. This directory is searchable and exportable, and new Green companies are added daily. ###

Barbecue serious business in Kansas City - News-Leader.com Posted: 04 Oct 2009 09:44 AM PDT Kansas City -- Mark Sanders heard about a new barbecue competition while watching television three decades ago. He borrowed a smoker and joined a dozen other cooks in the parking lot in Kansas City's West Bottoms area. He would win the amateur division of the first American Royal Barbecue for his sausage, the 85-year-old said. The Kansas City Star reports that the competition, which is being held this weekend, now attracts 500 teams and is considered the biggest barbecue competition in the world. Kansas City Barbeque Society executive director Carolyn Wells calls the event's success "Bar-B-Karma." Teams from as far as Germany, Australia and Jamaica will compete to win top-of-the-line smokers and cash prizes of up to $12,500. Wells said Kansas City's regional blessings, barbecue heritage and late-season timing have all fallen into place since the first barbecue in 1980. "It was the beginning of the evolution -- and the evolution has kind of been on steroids," Wells said. "I mean, we never dreamed ..." Paul Kirk of Roeland Park was there for the second American Royal barbecue. The self-proclaimed "Baron of Barbecue" has since written multiple books and teaches barbecue classes all over the country. Dan Grosko of Kansas City, Kan., will cook at the Royal for the 26th time this weekend. Grosko said as prize money increased, so did contestants' quality of equipment and level of seriousness. Big-time teams have corporate sponsors and smokers worth thousands of dollars. Barbecue judges are specially trained and certified. The sport has been the subject of TV shows. Barbecue contests have become wildly popular across the country -- but nowhere more than Kansas City, Wells said. "It's got its own identity," Wells said. "It's not easily replicated."

Clark County business briefs Oct. 4 - Columbian Posted: 04 Oct 2009 08:11 AM PDT Diana Smith Kate Sacamano Tyler Pritchard PEOPLE IN BUSINESS Elizabeth Dawson, M.D., who completed her residency in dermatology at OHSU in Portland, has taken over Dr. Karen Vigeland's practice at Dermatology Associates in Vancouver. Vigeland has retired. The medical group at 505 N.E. 87th Ave., Suite 303, which specializes in medical, pediatric and surgical dermatology, also includes doctors Joel Datloff and Susan Orchard. Kate Sacamano has been named as the executive director of the Hough Foundation board of directors. Former director, Angie Laughlin, retired Sept. 30. Sacamano was the assistant executive director for the foundation since 2008 and previously owned Enhance by Design in Vancouver. Sharon Pesut has been named executive director of Community Choices. Pesut has 21 years experience with the YMCA organization and most recently served as executive director of the Clark County Family YMCA. She is a Clark County resident. Tyler Pritchard, son of local orthodontist William Pritchard, has joined his father's practice. Tyler Pritchard is a dental specialist in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. He received both his general dentistry training and specialty training in orthodontics at Loma Linda University in California. Leadership Clark County's board of directors has elected three new members. The board oversees the nonprofit's operations and events, in addition to its 10-month leadership training curriculum. Members serving three-year terms include: Jason Beatty is vice president and owner of Techjet Imaging. Beatty was included in the Vancouver Business Journal's "2006 Accomplished and Under 40" list. Michael J. Ciraulo is mayor of Battle Ground and serving his second term on the Battle Ground city council. He has a bachelor's degree in business management and communications from Concordia University in Portland. Kelly Sills is currently economic development manager for the Clark County board of commissioners. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Portland State University and a master's of public administration from California State University. Hewlett-Packard Co. has appointed Christopher Morgan as senior vice president of the Graphics Solutions global business unit within the company's Imaging and Printing Group, effective Nov. 1. Morgan will lead the teams responsible for accelerating the company's growth in the graphics marketplace, which represents an estimated $30 billion global opportunity. HP's Vancouver operation is part of Imaging and Printing. NEW BUSINESS NEWS Mountain View Martial Arts and Fitness has opened at 807 E. Main St., Battle Ground. Owners David and Dawna Mason offer classes in cardio kick boxing, tae kwon do and self-defense for all ages, including a tae kwon do class for toddlers and parents. The center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and the phone number is 360-601-7713. More information can be found at mountainviewmaf.com. Smart Health Decisions, a locally owned company that shares practical, hands-on knowledge about how the health care system works, has opened at 211 E. 11th St., Suite 201. The company is led by Patrice Korjenek, an internationally recognized health economist and former health insurance executive. 360-609-3883, patrice@smarthealthdecisions.com. Banfield, The Pet Hospital opened Oct. 3 inside the PetSmart store at 316 N.E. 78th St. The hospital is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Veterinarian Matthew Nelson will be on-site. OTHER BUSINESS NEWS Business tax accountant Diana Smith, owner of Padgett Business Services, has moved her accounting firm to a new location at 911 Main St., Suite 105, in Vancouver. The firm specializes in providing financial reporting and tax consulting services to businesses with fewer than 20 employees.

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