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Physician Contracting 101 – Rickard & Associates

Physician contracts are often complicated and have unique terms. We help our clients understand the terms and negotiate their contracts.

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Many of our clients are physicians who are negotiating or renegotiating their employment contracts with their employers. Sometimes these are with health systems, hospitals, or small physician offices.

We also have clients come to us with issues after they negotiated their own contracts.

Physician contracts are unique, as they have

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Automotive repair

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Boosts Position in Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG – Get Rating) by 7.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company’s most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,640 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 903 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Asbury Automotive Group worth $2,445,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. River Road Asset Management LLC raised its holdings

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Used Cars

Top 14 Cars That Cost More Used Than New, Even as Used Car Prices Decline

Summary

  • The average lightly used car costs $3,701 less than its new version

  • Last year, lightly used cars averaged 8.5 percent, or $3,574, above their new counterparts

  • Used vehicles currently priced above new include hybrids like the Ford Maverick, two minivans, and three premium/special interest models

  • There are 20 lightly used models priced at least 20 percent below the same new model, made up almost entirely of premium/luxury vehicles and representing an opportunity for used car shoppers

Used car prices have undergone a dramatic shift over the past year. Prices have been consistently falling, and the latest iSeeCars.com study shows

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Automotive Deals

Friendship is the key to living a long, healthy life. Here’s how to make and sustain them in middle age

In many ways, it’s easier to make friends when you’re a child, as kids meet in the classroom, on the playground, or through a recreational sports team—the opportunities seem endless.

Fast forward to adulthood, when forging platonic relationships becomes trickier than finding a like-minded friend to play tag with at recess. Sure, there might be your post-grad roommates or close colleagues, but at some point, maintaining friendships takes a backseat.

Many middle aged adults are essentially swimming against the tide trying to keep up with caregiving and job responsibilities, and find one day that they haven’t prioritized new friendships or

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Automotive News

What Makes a Rally Car Truly Rally-Ready? Beyond Horsepower

Motorists think rally cars are all about raw horsepower, but true rally-ready cars go beyond thumping engines. From durability to precision handling, rally vehicles are built to take on the extreme conditions and challenges of competitive racing.

Suspension and Handling

A rally-ready car boasts a sophisticated suspension system, distinctly different from that of regular vehicles. Rally cars require such advanced suspension that they can take on bumps, jumps, and uneven terrain. Precision handling ensures that tight corners, gravel roads, and slick surfaces can all be tackled. Good suspensions equal good performance across a struggle of varying conditions.

Safety Features and

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Automotive repair

Stafford toxic plume spread to Wawa plaza after the company failed to act: NJ lawsuit

STAFFORD — State authorities filed a lawsuit this week against a Route 9 property owner they said is responsible for cleaning up a decades-old chemical spill from a former gas station.

Melcam Properties LLC of Freehold owns 433 North Main Street, a property on the northeast corner of the intersection of Route 9 and Hilliard Boulevard in Stafford, where the state Department of Environmental Protection said the company failed to follow a cleanup plan.

Groundwater there is contaminated with benzene, a chemical that can lead to leukemia, anemia, bone marrow failure and cardiovascular disease, according to the DEP.

The plume

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