Learn the 5 critical healthcare reform dates, healthcare exchanges, individual mandate and pay or play. Read More...

Larger farmers would have to pay higher crop-insurance premiums under an amendment added to the Senate version of the farm bill on Thursday. Read More...

The House approved a rule governing floor consideration of a bill that would approve the construction of the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, setting up a Thursday vote to pass the bill. Read More...

KPA, NAEDA’s resource for regulatory compliance issues has prepared a new information piece on maintaining compliance with EPA’s Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule.  As the regulatory enforcement of facilities under the SPCC rule increases, it is important to ensure that the procedures set forth in the plan are followed. Dealerships may have a SPCC plan and mistakenly think that they are now compliant. However, to ensure full compliance with the SPCC regulations, managers must follow through with the requirements listed in their plan. Read More...

Debit cards, an increasingly popular consumer payment method, can be a welcome payment option for your customers. Debit cards allow consumers to deduct funds from their bank accounts directly at the point of sale to pay for goods and services. This is accomplished in one of two ways — by signing for the transaction, just like a credit card, or by entering a personal identification number (PIN) on a keypad device at the point of sale. By adding a PIN pad to your POS solution (or upgrading to a newer terminal with a built in PIN pad), you can provide your customers an attractive payment alternative, while saving money on your transaction processing expenses at the same time. Read More...

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Tuesday said he would not try to block immigration reform from reaching the floor despite the opposition of some conservative leaders. Read More...

Rodger Howe, a veteran Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. executive, has been promoted to Executive Director of Kawasaki’s Engines and Power Products Division, based here.  Howe, who spent 18 years in sales and marketing of the company’s consumer products, has held senior management positions with the division since 2005.  His most recent title was Senior Director, Operations. Read More...

During the fourth quarter of 2012, Southeastern Management, a large mutual fund managed by billionaire Mason Hawkins, initiated a position of 1.5 million shares in CNH Global, a $10 billion market cap manufacturer of farm and construction machinery (see more of Southeastern's stock picks). The fund has continued buying stock in CNH, with a recent 13G filing revealing that it now owns 3.7 million shares or a little over 12% of the total shares outstanding. Read More...

Employees have a right to report alleged non-compliance to federal and state agencies without fear of retaliatory firing or demotion- no ifs, ands, or buts. A violation of an employee’s protected conduct of reporting potentially illegal or dangerous circumstances, the Department of Labor has made it very clear that retaliatory firing will not be tolerated. Read More...

Bobcat Company has officially broken ground on its $20 million renovation and expansion to create the Acceleration Center in Bismarck, N.D. When complete, the Acceleration Center will be a modern complex for advancing innovation where professionals utilize technology and modern design to ensure the position of Bobcat as the leader in the compact equipment industry. Read More...