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...billion market were up 11% last year, according to the Outdoor Power Equipment Industry association, double the growth rate of the broader mower segment. Zero-turn models, which facilitate cutting around trees and flower beds, have proved especially popular, and dealers report brisk sales of $3,000-plus premium models. That's good news for retailers and manufacturers, given that profit margins on pricier models tend to be higher than on budget versions. Those trends helped prompt Kubota, a Japanese brand, to launch its first gas-engine residential mower this season with zero-turn steering. Starting price...
Sullivan said physicians in procedure-oriented specialties—such as neurosurgery, cardiology, and obstetrics and gynecology—have been hit especially hard by the premium hikes, and it has been particularly difficult to retain physicians in those fields...
Quincy succeeded in purchasing TRCs amounting to a little more than two percent of its annual electricity usage, at a one-time cost of $399. This comes out to a premium of one cent per kilowatt-hour on top of the retail rate of electricity of roughly five to 10 cents per kilowatt-hour. This simple calculation yields some huge insight—if the University were to supply all its electricity using renewable energy, it would have to either purchase TRCs or invest in a wind farm of its own. Quincy’s Wind Project combines both TRCs...
Under the current contract night-time drivers receive a shift differential—a premium pay for working a non-day shift—and Sunday drivers receive overtime if they have worked more than 40 hours during the week...
Moreover, according to an article by The Associated Press, the “Association of Trial Lawyers of America, allied to many Democrats, say insurers’ poor returns on investments are more responsible for premium increases. The group also argues that state-imposed caps on damages do not lead to lower premiums.” They allege that Republicans are not engaging in honest attempts to alleviate rising health care costs for doctors as well as patients. Republicans claim, meanwhile, that patients are forced to pay for superfluous tests indulged in by doctors afraid of malpractice lawsuits. The trial...