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Associated Press | The beverage industry says the drinks in school vending machines are getting healthier.
Former President Bill Clinton will give an update on the effort Monday in Manhattan with officials from the American Beverage Association and the American Heart Association.
By Sandra M. Jones | University of Notre Dame jumped to the top spot on Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s fifth annual ranking of the 50 best undergraduate business schools, a reflection of its active alumni network’s role in helping students find jobs.
Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business also scored points for getting more students in front of recruiters with Internet-based video conferencing, a tactic that means budget-conscious companies don’t have to spend money to travel to campus.
By Sandra M. Jones | Human
resources firm Hewitt Associates said it bought Senior Educators Ltd.,
a web-based Medicare insurance exchange in a move to expand its
services into the retiree health market.
Senior Educators, a five-year-old firm, operates an online service that
helps retirees select private Medicare insurance plans as they
transition from their employer’s plans to individual plans.
Financial terms weren’t disclosed.
From Reuters | Hoffman Estates-based Career Education Corp. said it expected it revenue and enrollment to grow by 15 percent in 2010. The company said it expects to open at least six new campuses focusing on health care this year.
Career Education shares jump 13.69 percent to close at $26.00 in Nasdaq trading on the on the news.
Get the full story: reuters.com
By Tribune staff | Vasco Data Security International Inc. said profits doubled in its 2009 fourth quarter on strong sales.
The Oakbrook Terrace-based developer of security hardware and software said net income jumped to $5.6 million, or 15 cents a share in the fourth quarter of last year compared to $2.8 million, or 7 cents a share in the year ago period.
Revenue rose 10 percent to $31.9 million.
Tribune staff report | Deutsche Bank and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business announced a multi-year academic partnership designed to support and expand education related to risk management and financial regulation.
Read announcement: chicagobooth.edu
Tribune staff report | Kaplan Higher Education is relocating its Chicago office to 225 W. Wacker Dr. More than 200 employees will move from 311 S. Wacker Dr. to the new space beginning in July.
Kaplan will occupy three floors in the 31-story facility, equaling approximately 77,000 square feet. The new space has capacity to accommodate nearly double the number of current employees.
Read announcement: businessiwre.com
