09-15-11 HHS awards Affordable Care Act funds for organizations to become community health centers…$80k for CO

Denver Indian Health & Family Services, Inc.

Denver

Colorado

$80,000.00

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards totaling $10 million to aid 129 organizations across the country that would like to become community health centers.  These funds, made available by the Affordable Care Act, support organizations’ development as a future health center.

Health centers improve the health of the nation and assure access to quality primary health care services at more than 8,100 service delivery sites around the country.  Health centers provide comprehensive, high-quality preventive and primary health care to patients regardless of their ability to pay; charges for services are set according to income.

“Supporting the development of new community health centers will help us meet the healthcare needs of millions while supporting local jobs and economic growth in communities nationwide,” said Secretary Sebelius.

*CAWG NEWS* Gardner Announces Town Hall Meetings Sept 29th

US House of Representative Cory Gardner, 4th District-CO

Upcoming Town Hall Meeting Schedule

Thursday September 29, 2011

8:00am – 9am Lincoln County Town Meeting – Where: Hugo Eastern Trails Depot Facility, 635 4th St.

10:30am – 11:30am Kit Carson County Town Meeting – Where: Stratton Activities Center, 918 Colorado Avenue

3:00pm to 4:00pm Yuma County Town Meeting Where: Yuma County Elections Center, 130 E. 3rd Street Wray

Town Meetings Update

Since November 2 of last year, I have held over 40 town hall meeting throughout the 18 counties of the 4^th Congressional District and met with hundreds of local businesses and constituents. This week, I traveled to Washington, Morgan, Logan, Sedgwick, Philips and Weld Counties for my latest round of town meetings.

Jobs and the economy were at the forefront of most people’s minds, and I had the opportunity to talk about the work my colleagues and I are doing to get the economy back on track. Last month, I launched a “One More Job” initiative seeking advice from job creators on what it would take for them to hire an additional employee. It is my goal to take their advice back to Washington, and we have already sent some of the responses to the White House.

Since we were visiting lots of rural communities, I heard lots of concerns about looming post office closures. I’m currently in the process of sending a letter to the Postmaster General urging him to consider the economic and public impact post office closures will have on rural areas. We have suggested potential alternatives and are working with the rest of the Colorado delegation on this issue.

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Oversight of Solyndra

09-15-11 Bayer CropScience presents new four pillar growth strategy: Focus on portfolio conversion, value chain, BioScience and innovation

Propelling growth across the value-chain from seed-to-shelf: 

Investment in BioScience research to double by 2015 / Accelerated portfolio conversion: Phase-out of WHO Class I products by end of 2012

Monheim, September 15, 2011 – Bayer CropScience today revealed a new four pillar strategy for future growth at the company’s annual press conference in Monheim, Germany. Sandra E. Peterson, CEO of Bayer CropScience, outlined the company’s commitment to drive business growth by focusing on four key objectives, including:

1.) Rejuvenate its core Crop Protection business
2.) Reinvent customer-centricity along the entire value chain (seed-to-shelf),
3.) Refocus its innovation through increased R&D investment
4.) Extend the company’s BioScience business

“Our entire organization is relentlessly focused on meeting the rapidly changing needs of a planet hungry for agricultural resources,” said Peterson. “We will continue to meet these needs only through our increased focus, improved efficiencies and accelerated innovation. Already, our efforts on these fronts are driving positive business results and momentum.”

Rejuvenating the Crop Protection business 

09-15-11 *ASI News* Nov 18 Deadline for Annual American Sheep Industry Association Awards

DENVER, Colo. – Nov. 18 marks the deadline for the submission of nominations for the annual American Sheep Industry Association awards.

There are four award categories available for nomination: