| 100 Jobs to Go From Michelin Canada Plant
Michelin will cut 100 jobs from its Granton facility in Nova Scotia, Canada later this year in a move the company says is necessary to keep it competitive in the marketplace. According to Michelin, about 70 per cent of those losing their jobs will be offered early retirement, with the remaining cuts coming through the axing of contract positions.
The Granton plant, which produces passenger car and light truck tyres, as well as rubber compound for other tyre lines, currently employs some 1400 staff, half of whom are, Michelin claim, eligible to retire within the next five years. Company manager of corporate communications Sheri Somerville, speaking to Canadian broadcaster CBC, claimed Michelin are not laying anyone off and we are not forcing anyone to retire, and added that the cuts and retirements will give younger workers at the plant increased opportunities to advance.
Phillip Roy Financial Services Announces New White Paper on Life ...
SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2007--Phil Wasserman, president of Phillip Roy Financial Services, a leading retirement income planning firm, has announced a new research paper on life insurance and annuity use titled "Income Maximization." "Life Insurance and annuities are an area of great interest to the boomer generation and retirees in general," says Wasserman, and this new research paper helps explain the combined use of them to maximize income and minimize estate taxes to retirees and their families." Phillip Roy Financial Services has already disseminated the white paper to over 500 top financial planners nationwide and will continue to offer it free of charge to financial advisors, insurance agents and the public. Copies may be obtained by calling 888-225-8161 or may be downloaded at the company's web site www.philliproyfinancial.com.
Robert G. Bottoms, DePauw's President Since 1986, Announces ...
April 19, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - Robert G. Bottoms, who has served longer than any president in the 170-year history of DePauw University, will retire from the position at the conclusion of the 2007-08 academic year and become Chancellor of the University. Dr. Bottoms announced his intentions today to DePauw's Board of Trustees, which began its spring meeting on the Greencastle campus. DePauw's eighteenth president, Bottoms has led the University since 1986. "I have great love for this college and its people, but after 21 years in this position, I feel the time is right to make this move," says Bottoms. "Being a college president is a very rewarding, yet personally demanding job. I look forward to spending more time with my wife, Gwen, and our children and grandchildren.
10 tax tips
April 17 is less than three weeks away - have you finished filing your income tax returns yet? If you haven't, rest assured you're not the only one running around looking for receipts, pay stubs and other documents you vowed to keep in a safe place when you filed last year. To help you out - and maybe earn you a refund - we talked to certified tax preparer Whitnie Preuss, 28, of Lansing from X-Tax for some handy filing hints and a few tips for next year too. 1. Phone savings The government has been overcharging on phone tax, Preuss explains, so if you've had a telephone with long-distance service in your name within the past three years, you are eligible for a one-time credit of up to $60. .
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