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Anomaly Exits Porsche Review
Six shops remain in Porsche’s review as Anomaly exits. Anomaly said it has withdrawn from the review of Porsche’s estimated $25 million ad account leaving six shops for client executives to visit next month.

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John F. (Jack) Smith Jr. never dreamed as a 22-year-old newcomer at General Motors Corp. that one day he’d wind up at the top and win wide praise for leading the company through one of the biggest turnarounds in U.S. industrial history.

After two years in product planning, Smith moved up to president of GM of Canada and in 1986 began rising through a series of international posts in Europe, arriving by 1990 as vice chairman of International Operations.

He makes these observations during an April interview:

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Audi Says May Sales Rose 10 Percent
International Business Times: German luxury carmaker Audi AG said Tuesday sales rose 10 percent in May compared with the same month a year earlier.

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HealthLeaders magazine is the only publication created exclusively for senior-level executives across the spectrum of care. Each monthly issue, reaching over 40,000 executives, delivers articles covering the latest success stories and failures in market strategy, finance, technology, policy, culture and innovation.

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The Women's Automotive Association International (WAAI) was founded in 1995 when Lorraine Schultz brought to life the vision of an organization dedicated to the development and advancement of women as automotive industry leaders. Today, the organization continues to thrive throughout the United States and Canada as the leading women's global organization dedicated to this purpose. The WAAI is a non-profit, professional society comprised of women who are key players in all aspects of the automotive industry.

The WAAI is dedicated to:

• recognizing the achievements of women in the automotive industry;
• providing education and news of particular interest to women in the industry;
• building relationships through networking opportunities and the other forums;
• encouraging growth through mentoring, educational endeavors and scholarships.

But optimism is tempered by concern over the U.S. economy. GM forecasts it will be profitable during each quarter of 2003, including earning at least $1 per share during April-June. But the auto maker reveals it is less confident it will hit its earnings goal of $5 per share for 2003 due to the weak economy.

“I think we are less certain,” admits GM Chief Financial Officer John Devine. “I think the caution we provided is particular to the U.S. because it is our biggest market. Certainly the war has had some impact. But it’s more than that. It’s where is the economy going and what are the drivers going forward?”

HealthLeaders magazine, a monthly publication on the issues and trends shaping the healthcare business today, released its December issue last week.

Marblehead, MA USA (PRWEB) December 12, 2005 — HealthLeaders magazine, a monthly publication on the issues and trends shaping the healthcare business today, released its December issue last week.

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The Employer’s Last Stand?

Tired of subsidizing inefficiencies and 45 million uninsured Americans, employers are working to fix healthcare, or get out.

The financial cement that has held together the American healthcare system for the last seven decades has been the employer-based healthcare benefit. These days, industry giants such as General Motors are making louder noises that the rising cost of healthcare is pinching business fundamentals. In the December issue of HealthLeaders magazine, we explore the foundations of the employer-based model, and ask whether those supports are about to crack.

In the past five years, the percentage of companies offering health insurance has dropped precipitously. Though most of that decrease has come from small businesses, employers, who provide healthcare coverage for 79 percent of the insured under age 65, are getting fed up with the unyielding increases in cost.

But some companies have found innovative ways to keep costs manageable. Sierra Pacific Resources, a Las Vegas-based energy utility providing services to more than a million customers in Nevada and northeastern California, has created an alphabet soup of initiatives to cut costs and improve employee health by influencing employees to make better health choices, including a focus on wellness.

Snap-on Inc., the Kenosha, Wis.-based maker of hand tools, power tools and diagnostic equipment for the auto and construction industries, has initiated a sophisticated program of health assessments, consumer-driven healthcare plans and decision support tools to help its 11,500 employees manage their healthcare. The company has avoided taking the simple path to cut costs.

“An easy way to do that is pass it on to employees,” says Paul Prickett, director of corporate benefits at Snap-on Inc., “but that’s not a good long-term solution because they’ll go somewhere else.”

Also in the December issue of HealthLeaders:

HealthLeaders magazine is the only publication created exclusively for senior-level executives across the spectrum of care. Each monthly issue, reaching over 40,000 executives, delivers articles covering the latest success stories and failures in market strategy, finance, technology, policy, culture and innovation.

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The results crush most Wall Street estimates, which averaged $1.55-$1.60 per share.

HealthLeaders magazine is the only publication created exclusively for senior-level executives across the spectrum of care. Each monthly issue, reaching over 40,000 executives, delivers articles covering the latest success stories and failures in market strategy, finance, technology, policy, culture and innovation.

For further information, please contact

Matt Cann

HealthLeaders Media