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Vote on SECURE Act 2.0 could help you save for retirement while paying off student debt
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Vote on SECURE Act 2.0 could help you save for retirement while paying off student debt

Americans saddled with student debt who have trouble saving for retirement could get a major boost, but it’s up to Congress to do its job – and quickly. Congress has until year-end to pass the SECURE Act 2.0, a package of proposed retirement changes to help Americans save more for retirement. Tucked into the broad package is a measure that would allow employers to count employees’ student loan payments toward their retirement match, effectively increasing retirement contributions for those employees. Currently, companies can only match employee contributions. Student loans have become a flashpoint, with the Biden administration saying it wants…
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Are You Providing Patients with their Records Quickly Enough?
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Are You Providing Patients with their Records Quickly Enough?

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) continues to enforce their HIPAA Right of Access initiative on behalf of patients. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). Healthcare providers have been warned about complying with the HIPAA Right of Access as set out in the 21st Century CURES Act. Now, providers are seeing words in action. Since beginning the enforcement initiative, the OCR has brought forth 38 actions with financial penalties against healthcare providers in violation of the Right…
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Lubbock business news includes openings, Metro Tower, gelato
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Lubbock business news includes openings, Metro Tower, gelato

Hello AJ readers! This week, we served a sweet story on a family’s upcoming business, which will include gelato. D’lish hopes to open in December, but allowed us a look behind the scenes of how the shop began, and what they will sell. “I’m just excited to see it all come together,” said Amy Hayes, owner. “I want everyone to try this out.” Related:D’lish: Lubbock family continues sweet traditions with upcoming gelato shop We also got an in-depth look at what is going on in Metro Tower and the history behind the tallest building in Lubbock. It has had two…
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Lubbock business news includes openings, Metro Tower, gelato
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Lubbock’s luxury homes, business closings, and best bites

Alana Edgin is a business reporter for the Avalanche-Journal, as seen Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Hello AJ readers! This week was heavy on the real estate side of business news. We explored the most expensive luxury homes, with information on why so many of the top homes were new constructions. A follow up piece with the Lubbock Association of Realtors also explained some real estate trends, including predictions for the coming months. For closings this week, KylElote announced its sudden closing on Oct. 23, according to the owner’s announcement in the LBK Foodies Group. The Ranch…
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Fox Business Network celebrates 15th anniversary by ringing iconic Nasdaq opening bell
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Fox Business Network celebrates 15th anniversary by ringing iconic Nasdaq opening bell

Fox Business Network President Lauren Petterson and the network’s stars celebrated FBN’s 15th anniversary by ringing the Nasdaq opening bell on Friday morning. The jubilant team rang the iconic bell at 9:30 am ET to kick off the market 15 years after FBN offered a bold new way to consume business news in America. Petterson was joined by Fox Business stars Maria Bartiromo, Stuart Varney, Dagen McDowell, Charles Payne, Larry Kudlow, Liz Claman, Elizabeth MacDonald, Lisa “Kennedy” Montgonery, David Asman and Lauren Simonetti. Varney appeared to do his version of the royal wave, while others clapped and waved as trading…
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Is Your EHR a Problem?
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Is Your EHR a Problem?

If you are like many physician practices, the electronic health record (EHR) can be a source of dissatisfaction and increase resignations. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). A recent study found that EHR dissatisfaction and burnout are leading factors indicating a physician’s likelihood to leave their healthcare facility. Physicians who dislike their EHR are three times as likely to leave. Also, physicians who strongly disagree that their EHR training is sufficient are twice as likely to leave…
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Is the clock winding down on daylight saving time? Here’s when the time changes
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Is the clock winding down on daylight saving time? Here’s when the time changes

The rites of Autumn: Leaves are changing color, business is brisk at the area’s apple orchards, football is back and the debate over the usefulness of daylight saving time has resumed. When is it time to fall back? Daylight saving time ends in most areas of the US at 2 am on Sunday, Nov. 6. The return to central standard time means you should set your clocks back an hour before going to bed on Saturday the 5th or early Sunday the 6th. It’s also a good time to check the batteries in your home’s smoke detectors. Daylight saving or…
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Tulsa gas prices spike 20 cents per gallon overnight
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Tulsa gas prices spike 20 cents per gallon overnight

Gasoline prices at Tulsa-area convenience stores and service stations spiked 20 cents overnight Wednesday, the same day OPEC announced a big cut in oil production. Prices at many Tulsa-area locations went to $3.59 per gallon Wednesday from $3.38 a day earlier. Through spokeswoman Aisha Jefferson-Smith, Tulsa-based QuikTrip declined to comment on OPEC’s announcement that it will cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day. Check out our latest digital-only offer and subscribe now Energy ministers cut production by a larger-than-expected 2 million barrels per day starting in November after gathering for their first face-to-face meeting at the Vienna headquarters…
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