Dartmouth, D-H Expected to Detail Geisel Restructuring
Hanover — Uncertainty continues regarding the restructuring plan that Dartmouth College is developing for its Geisel School of Medicine, where annual budget deficits had been headed toward $30 million. There is particular worry over the fates of the unspecified number of faculty and staff whose jobs will be eliminated . Some employees may be laid off. Others expect to be hired at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the medical system that is...
Google Opens Alphabet Era With Report That Lifts Stock
San Francisco — Google received an “A” from investors for its third-quarter report that ushered the Internet search leader into a new era under Alphabet, its recently formed parent company. The numbers released Thursday indicated that Google is making significant strides in the increasingly important mobile-device market, with its earnings surging 45 percent to nearly $4 billion, or $5.73 per share. Ruth Porat, Alphabet’s chief...
Keurig Says 200 Vt. Workers to Be Laid Off
Waterbury, Vt. — Keurig Green Mountain said most of the layoffs it announced this week will be in Vermont. A company spokeswoman said 200 of the 330 layoffs will be Vermont workers, mostly from Waterbury. She said the company has about 2,000 employees statewide. Officials stress that about 75 production jobs will be opening up at the Waterbury and Williston, Vt., facilities and some of the laid-off workers may find jobs there. The...
Cloud-Computing at Amazon Shows Growth
New York — Amazon’s profitable cloud-computing services business is growing by leaps and bounds. That growth helped the e-commerce company Thursday post a 15 percent first-quarter revenue jump and a smaller-than-expected loss. The results sent Amazon’s shares up 6 percent in aftermarket trading. Investors have been growing restless with Amazon’s long-term strategy of plowing most of the money it makes into new areas like cloud...
At the Hospitals: April 26, 2015
Conference at DHMC Explores Child Abuse Issues Lebanon — A recent professional conference at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center explored the issue of child abuse, including its connection to medical costs. Three Twin State professionals were honored at the April 9 event for their efforts to prevent child abuse. A collaboration between Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the Child Advocacy Center of Grafton and Sullivan...
