| Champaign man gets 7 years in prison for DUI fatality (The Champaign News-Gazette) |
| URBANA – A Champaign man who admitted that his drunken driving killed a Gibson City woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Marc Featherstone, 24, who listed an address in the 3400 block of Stoneway Court, pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated driving under the influence, admitting that on Jan. 24, he drove while intoxicated, causing the death of Kara Lynn Holt, 29. |
| 11/21/2008 |
| News-Gazette owner turning dividends into charitable help (The Champaign News-Gazette) |
| CHAMPAIGN – The foundation that owns The News-Gazette Inc. has begun making charitable contributions of dividends paid out by the newspaper. The Marajen Stevick Foundation has distributed $190,000 to the University of Illinois Foundation for journalism-related projects and set aside an additional $50,000 for a potential project on campus. |
| 11/23/2008 |
| People in Business (The Tennessean) |
| National League for Nursing awarded Susan Moore Russell, associate professor of nursing at Columbia State Community College, the designation of certified nurse educator. The league also appointed Russell to serve as an ambassador. |
| 11/23/2008 |
| CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS (The Post-Standard) |
| • Yahoo Must Choose San Francisco With Jerry Yang quitting as Yahoo Inc.'s chief executive, the Internet company's board will confront pivotal questions as it looks for a new leader. |
| 11/22/2008 |
| CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS (The Post-Standard) |
| • Automakers make cuts, try to hold on Detroit - When Chrysler was near death and awaiting a government bailout in 1979, then-CEO Lee Iacocca ordered drastic spending cuts and required all checks above $1,000 to be approved by a senior vice president. |
| 11/22/2008 |
| CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS (The Post-Standard) |
| • State cuts could delay patient care Syracuse hospital CEOs predict emergency room patient waiting times will get longer and the overall availability and quality of care in their institutions will suffer if the state goes ahead with proposed cuts in Medicaid payments. |
| 11/21/2008 |
| CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS (The Post-Standard) |
| • Agency awards grants for company improvements, job retention Staff reports Directors of Empire State Development, the state's economic development arm, Thursday approved grants to companies in central and northern New York. |
| 11/21/2008 |
| CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS (The Post-Standard) |
| • Nursing home fined in 'code blue' case The federal government has fined a Minoa nursing home $13,300 for failing to provide prompt emergency care to a choking resident who went into cardiac arrest and died. |
| 11/19/2008 |
| CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS (The Post-Standard) |
| • Manager needs coaching to correct faults Q:I have an experienced manager who dislikes some employees, based on his personal feelings rather than on the employees' technical expertise, good performance and loyalty to the organization. His decisions are affecting his department's success. |
| 11/18/2008 |
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