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CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The iSolved human capital management (HCM) solution is providing employers with the tools and resources to make managing their workforce easier while producing reports and data needed to facilitate critical business decisions that drive their business forward.

Shared Imaging, an iSolved customer based in Streamwood, Illinois, offers CT, MRI and PET/CT equipment to hospitals and health care providers for clinical, operational and financial health care solutions shared their story of iSolved success.

The wages of Shared Imaging’s mobile technologists are calculated by using two different methods and rates of pay. A portion of the wage is paid for traveling to the imaging site, with full wages effective once scanning begins. The company’s original payroll service had promised the capability of handling weighted overtime calculations, which are essential to maintaining accurate employee data. The inability of the service’s software to manage these calculations burdened Shared Imaging with numerous hours of additional processing.

Switching to iSolved, a cutting-edge, cloud-based HCM solution, Shared Imaging was immediately impressed with the technology’s single-data system. The full featured payroll module could easily calculate weighted overtime for over sixty technologists, and that meant goodbye to spreadsheets.

Shared Imaging is also joint commission accredited in ambulatory care, so a system was needed to maintain concise documentation for all employees who have patient contact. By enabling iSolved’s Report Writer document upload feature, copies of employee licenses, annual vaccine status and other mandatory documentation were now safely stored.

Marion DeGroot, VP of Human Resources, has been extremely satisfied by the change. “By using a combination of iSolved with TimeForce, the new system meets our specific needs. Infinisource went above and beyond to make it work, and now it’s a seamless process. iSolved is our entire world!”

Visit www.infinisource.com to learn more about how iSolved is transforming the way organizations manage their most important asset — their people.

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iSolved is Infinisource’s  comprehensive human capital management solution for payroll, time, benefits and HR that manages an employer’s most important asset – their people.  The cloud-based platform is delivered through elite, regional payroll providers who provide best in class service to their clients. This unique approach gives small to midsize employers access to a cutting edge HCM solution, while retaining the local service relationship they prefer.

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Cabarrus County sees population growth

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While neighboring Mecklenburg County was first in the state to reach a population of 1 million people, Cabarrus County is experiencing its own population boom.

The county’s population grew from 187,661 in 2013 to 192,103 in 2014, according to U.S. Census data released in March. That is a 2.4 percent increase from 2013 and 7.86 percent increase from the 2010 census, when the population was 178,182.

Cabarrus County had the eighth-largest population increase since 2010 in the state. And last year’s 2.4 percent increase is the fourth-biggest population increase in the state.

Kelly Sifford, the planning and development director for Cabarrus County, said the county this year likely will exceed the number of building permits issued last year for residential and commercial properties by June 30, according to the Dodge Census reports.

Growth is occurring predominantly in the western part of the county, Sifford said.

“The jurisdictions near the Mecklenburg County line and 485 are experiencing higher growth rates due to transportation access and proximity to Charlotte,” Sifford said.

Harrisburg

Census data for Harrisburg confirms what local leaders already knew. Josh Watkins, planning director for Harrisburg for nearly eight years, said the town is experiencing amazing growth.

In 2000, the town’s population hovered around 4,500 and more than doubled in 2010 to roughly 11,500.

Figures from the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management, as of July 1, 2013, indicate the town’s population is nearing 14,000. The office provides estimates each summer based on census data, the number of building permits issued and the average number of people who usually occupy a home, Watkins said.

Watkins thinks the town’s proximity to Charlotte and Interstate 485, good schools and low tax rates are key reasons behind the growth.

Permits for single-family units in Harrisburg jumped from 213 in 2013 to 243 in 2014. On the nonresidential side, the number of permits issued jumped from 77 to 116 from 2013 to 2014.

Concord

Census data for Concord shows the population jumped from 79,066 in 2010 to an estimated population of 83,506 in 2013, a 5.6 percent increase.

Margaret Pearson, the city’s planning and community development director, wasn’t surprised by the increased development and population growth.

“This just confirms what the Planning Department has experienced with increasing numbers of zoning inquiries, plan review submittals and permit applications,” Pearson said.

As Concord continues to grow, the city will look to ensure growth patterns that promote in the categories of tourism, commercial and industrial development, Pearson said.

Single family and multifamily building permits went from 642 and 254 units respectively in 2014 to 134 and 348 respectively in 2015, according to city data. From 2009 to 2014, commercial development and new construction brought in several projects with permit costs ranging from $100,000 to more than $33.5 million.

Kannapolis

Census data for Kannapolis estimates the 2013 population was 44,359, compared to 42,625 in 2010, about a 4 percent increase.

Construction activity throughout the city also is on the rise. Permits for single-family units jumped from 199 in 2013 to 338 in 2014. Multifamily units jumped from 24 to 189 during the same period. The number of commercial permits issued jumped from 447 to 680 from 2013 to 2014.

The projected tax value of all construction jumped from $83 million in 2013 to $189 million in 2014.

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Forsyth tourism group’s projections could lead to record 2015-16 budget – Winston

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Forsyth tourism group’s projections could lead to record 2015-16 budget

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The Forsyth County Tourism Development Authority gave a sneak peak Tuesday of its 2015-16 budget projections, saying financing could rise by as much as 10 percent to a record $3.5 million.

Richard Geiger, president of Visit Winston-Salem, based the TDA’s confidence in part on the continuing local and regional recoveries in convention and tourism events and spending.

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Is Coachella Good for the Economy?

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After the dust settles and the hipsters return home following the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, some people are going to sit back and count their cash. The annual, two-weekend festival – which brought 579,000 people to the desert town of Indio, Calif., in 2014 – is also a big boon for the local businesses and governments.

Coachella pumped $254.4 million into the local economy in 2012, according to a study commissioned by Goldenvoice, the festival organizer. The city of Indio receives $5.01 for each ticket sold and expects to take in $2.8 million in music-festival-related fees in 2015. That’s not counting additional revenues that come from hotel and sales taxes, plus the money people spend at local businesses on food, drink, transportation, and more.

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“It has huge support on a city level. It really impacts our community greatly. Many people would like to see the number of festivals expand,” Dan Martinez, the Indio city manager, told the Los Angeles Times.

Coachella is a behemoth among multi-day music festivals, which in recent years have sprouted like weeds across the country. Other towns are eager to attract their own major fest like Coachella or Bonnaroo, since such events have the potential to bring in big money for cash-strapped local governments, boost sales at local businesses, and put a city on the cultural map.

New entrants to the festival scene in 2015 include Rock in Rio USA in Las Vegas, Kaaboo in San Diego, and the Eaux Claires Music Arts Festival in Eau Claire, Wisc. Those newcomers will be competing with more established events, from Chicago’s Lollapalooza to the Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, N.C. But with so many events on the calendar – and with many of the same artists playing at multiple festivals – have we reached a tipping point when it comes to music extravaganzas?

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Billy Graham: Don’t underestimate the wages of sin or God’s love

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DEAR BILLY GRAHAM: Why should I be held responsible for what Adam and Eve did thousands of years ago? I know the Bible says they sinned and were judged as a result, but why should God judge me for what they did? — Z.K.

DEAR Z.K.: God doesn’t judge us for what someone else did. We alone are responsible for our sin, and we alone will stand before God to give an account of what we’ve done. The Bible solemnly warns, “The one who sins is the one who will die” (Ezekiel 18:4).

You are, however, correct when you say that Adam and Eve’s sin affects us all. They lived in a perfect world, without sin or imperfection of any kind. Moreover, they experienced unbroken fellowship with God and with each other. But one day Satan tempted them, and his temptation was very strong. He told them they would become like God if they only turned to him. In a moment of weakness, they believed Satan’s lie, and they disobeyed God. The result was catastrophic, bringing death and sin into their world — and into ours.

Why must we live with the consequences of what they did? The reason is because they did exactly what we would have done if we’d been in their place. Just as your representative in Congress votes in your place, so Adam and Eve “voted” in our place. The Bible says, “Sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned” (Romans 5:12).

Don’t ever underestimate sin’s terrible consequences. But don’t ever underestimate God’s great love, either. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

Write “My Answer,” Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28201; or visit www.billygraham.org.

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Syracuse’s basketball recruiting reach: Does it extend to Atlanta and beyond?

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Syracuse, N.Y. – Within the past week, Syracuse basketball coaches have offered scholarships to three talented teenagers who play high school basketball in the Atlanta area. All are either rising stars or established players who have already elicited recruiting interest on a national level.

Will any of them land in Syracuse?

The state of Georgia does not typically yield Syracuse basketball commitments. But coaches of those players say that could change. SU’s attachment to the ACC has opened potential new recruiting avenues for the Orange, they say. Syracuse’s name recognition enjoys a broad national reach. And most prospects, many of whom travel all summer on the AAU circuit, are no longer reticent to stray beyond their home regions.

“Syracuse being in the ACC certainly helps,” said Atlanta Celtics AAU coach Horace Neysmith. “It made sense in the past that they didn’t get Atlanta kids, but they’ve got enough games close by now that parents can get to.”

The Syracuse “brand,” these coaches said, extends beyond New York’s borders. Jim Boeheim’s success and longevity boosts the program’s profile. High school basketball players have watched the Orange for years play on television in the unique Carrier Dome.

“Syracuse is one of those schools that can recruit nationally because of Coach Boeheim and the Syracuse name and what they’ve done over the years,” said St. Francis High School’s Drew Catlett, who coaches one of the players SU is pursuing – 2016 guard Kobi Simmons. “Syracuse has the name brand to recruit nationally.”

“If Syracuse is interested, it automatically gets their attention,” said Karl McCray, the director of the Atlanta Celtics. “Syracuse is Syracuse. What can you say? We’re just excited that Syracuse is interested in the kids. It’s just a tremendous honor.”

Orange coaches have offered a scholarship to Simmons, the No. 5 recruit on ESPN’s Class of 2016 board. The 6-4 combo guard has scored 1,600 points and is already his school’s all-time assists leader after his junior season. Simmons is also considering North Carolina, Arizona, Kentucky, North Carolina State, Georgia and Ohio State.

SU, too, has offered Simmons’ Celtics AAU teammate, 6-foot-10 center James Banks of Mount Vernon Presbyterian School and 5-11 point guard Alterique Gilbert of Miller Grove High School, who seems to be picking up high major offers every day.

On the recruiting trail, Orange coaches often lean on personal relationships they’ve developed with coaches over the years; some they’ve met by recruiting their players, others they’ve encountered through USA Basketball.

Catlett’s St. Francis teams have won two straight Georgia Class A private school state championships and will send Malik Beasley to Florida State next season. Catlett, a former West Virginia coach and nephew of longtime Mountaineers head coach Gale Catlett, said he believes coveted high school players choose schools based on common criteria, none of which is related to geography:

“Kids look more at the type of program it is,” Catlett said. “What league the school is in, the number of pros it’s produced. All of that plays into their decisions.”

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Equal Time for Tampa, and More on Asheville Too

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Hey, watch what you say about Tampa! In a post from China on Tuesday, I quoted a reader on the unpredictability of downtown-recovery efforts. Asheville, North Carolina, now has a famously vibrant downtown now, and according to the reader, it just sort of evolved that way, Topsy-style. But Tampa, also according to this reader, had tried and tried to revive its downtown, using all the strategies that had paid off in Seattle and elsewhere. And it had failed and failed.

Kevin Wiatrowski of Tampa begs to differ. In a minute I’ll give him the floor. I won’t do this with every criticism of every city, but since this was a judgment I was quoting rather than one based on my own reporting first-hand, offering another perspective seems fair. Also, I do understand how judgments like these can sting: If you’d merely spent an afternoon driving through Fresno, you’d see mainly what was wrong with the place, rather than hearing about the renovations now underway.

Over to Kevin Wiatrowski:

I feel compelled to respond to the grossly inaccurate portrayal of downtown Tampa you published Tuesday.

Your correspondent obviously has not set foot in downtown Tampa in more than a decade. I have spent the last four years working in downtown–lately in media relations for the tourism office, but three years before that as the City Hall reporter for the Tampa Tribune. I have watched this city’s downtown grow and change, and I can assure you and your anonymous correspondent that the Tampa described in your post–but for the iconic minarets of the University of Tampa’s Plant Hall–no longer exists.

Thanks to the work of private citizens, elected leaders and local companies, downtown Tampa today is a thriving, vibrant place loaded with highly rated, independent restaurants, luxury high-rise apartments, a weekend market and oodles of pedestrian opportunities. The image of the Franklin Street Pedestrian Mall “given over to abandoned storefronts and abandoned people” could not be more inaccurate. The mall has not a single empty storefront. During the week, it’s a popular place for lunch al fresco.

The demolition of Curtis Hixon Hall, which your correspondent also mentions, gave rise five years ago to Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, a beautiful 8-acre public space that regularly hosts popular festivals, families outings and pickup Frisbee games. In 2012, it hosted events during the Republican National Convention and, in 2014, events for the week-long International Indian Film Academy awards festival.

Concurrent with the park, the city built a new Tampa Museum of Art, a modern facility whose perforated metal skin glows each night with the shifting colors of “Sky (Tampa),” a work by New York-based Leo Villareal. Adjacent to the art museum stands the Glazer Children’s Museum, an engaging place for children to learn about their community.

Tampa is also home to the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, the largest theater complex south of the Kennedy Center. It is current hosting its Broadway season (“Fiddler on the Roof” runs until Saturday) and is home to the Florida Orchestra, Opera Tampa and one of several locally grown theater companies. Just north of downtown, the city opened Water Works Park on the riverfront last summer, converting a polluted public works parking area into a greenspace with a concert shell and splash pad.

Last month, the city opened the last major segment of the 2.5-mile TampaRiverwalk, a pedestrian thoroughfare 40 years in the making. The ribbon-cutting brought out thousands of people who have watched and waited for the work to be done. I visit the Riverwalk each work day at lunch, and it’s always busy. It will be even busier May 2-3 when the city holds its first River Fest, a party that will stretch the length of the Riverwalk and take in the museum, restaurants and parks that are strung along it.

Tampa Riverwalk by day (Downtown Tampa)

And while we’re at it, here is a little more about the fair-haired child of the previous comparison, Asheville, North Carolina. A reader writes:

I live in Asheville, NC and work in Greenville, SC. Two thriving downtowns with two different stories.

Yes, Asheville’s downtown owes its charm to the many, old buildings the residents refused to let the city tear down, including the Art Deco City hall. Plus, to the artists, the musicians, the hippies, and the LGBT community. The thriving craft beer culture grew organically while the Chamber of Commerce was still trying with limited success to market the town as a place to make movies and buy mountain crafts. Downtown was dead and boarded up in the late 1970s. Not now. It’s not that there was no planning, but that IMHO the planning was not the real catalyst. Without the Blue Ridge Parkway (WPA), the Biltmore Estate (George Vanderbilt), and the mountains,Asheville might never have been a destination in the first place.

An hour south, Greenville, SC had a plan. In the early 1970s, the governor and local business people lured Michelin Tire to the state as the textile industry was dying. That attracted more industry, money, and a mix of nationalities to the otherwise parochial city of Bob Jones University. Max Heller, the last Democratic mayor of the town, and a Jewish immigrant from Austria, had a grand vision for a Vienna-style main street, with outdoor cafes, wide sidewalks, and trees. Working with local business leaders, he made it a reality in the reddest part of South Carolina. There is a bronze statue of Max on Main Street. Other cities across the South send delegations to see what they’ve accomplished through dedication and planning.

I know and endorse this reader’s version of the Greenville story; that’s what we were chronicling last year. Thanks to all. And please keep on reading for info on the new look of the Atlantic’s site.

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Blue Ridge Parkway, Smokies create $1533 million impact – Asheville Citizen

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The Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are not only two of the most beloved national parks in North Carolina and in the country. They also draw in the big bucks.

So says a new National Park Service report, which shows that 16,710,760 visitors to national parks in North Carolina spent $1,102.6 million in the state in 2014. That spending resulted in 18,528 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $1,533.9 million.

“The national parks of North Carolina attract visitors from across the country and around the world,” said regional director Stan Austin.

“Whether visitors come to explore the natural and cultural attractions along the Outer Banks, or enjoy the poetic pursuits of Carl Sandburg with a visit to his home, visitors come to have a great experience, and end up having an economic benefit to the communities they visit.

This new report shows that national park tourism is a significant driver in the national economy – returning $10 for every $1 invested in the National Park Service – and a big factor in our state’s economy as well, a result we can all support.”

The national park sites in North Carolina are: Blue Ridge Parkway, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Cape Lookout National Seashore, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Moores Creek National Battlefield, and Wright Brothers National Memorial.

The report showed that the Blue Ridge Parkway, which spans 469 miles of roadway from Cherokee, N.C., to Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, brought in the biggest bang for the buck.

In 2014, park visitors spent an estimated $863.5 million in local gateway regions while visiting the Blue Ridge Parkway. These expenditures supported a total of14,000 jobs, $408.8 Million in labor income, $678.6 million in value added, and $1.2 billion in economic output in local gateway economies surrounding the parkway. It was the second most visited park in 2014, with nearly 14 million visitors.

The report shows that 10,099,276 visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2014 spent $806,719,900 in communities near the park. That spending supported 12,759 jobs in the local area.

“After a record setting year in 2014, we are pleased Great Smoky Mountains National Park continues to provide not only an incredible resource for visitors to explore and enjoy, but also serves as a driving economic force in the local community,” said Superintendent Cassius Cash. “As the National Park Service moves into its second century, we hope visitors will continue to find their park here in the Smokies.”

The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by U.S. Geological Survey economists Catherine Cullinane Thomas and Christopher Huber and National Park Service economist Lynne Koontz. The report shows $15.7 billion of direct spending by 292.8 million park visitors occurred in communities within 60 miles of a national park. This spending supported 277,000 jobs nationally; 235,600 of those jobs are found in these gateway communities. The cumulative benefit to the U.S. economy was $29.7 billion.

According to the 2014 report, most park visitor spending was for lodging (30.6 percent) followed by food and beverages (20.3 percent), gas and oil (11.9 percent), admissions and fees (10.2 percent) and souvenirs and other expenses (9.9 percent).

To download the report visit http://www.nature.nps.gov/socialscience/economics.cfm.

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FBI: Terror affiliate arrested in SD – U

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San Diego — A San Diego resident suspected of terrorist connections during his time in Syria was arrested in Rancho Bernardo Wednesday, accused of lying about his role as a Sharia law judge and acting as a mediator between the Islamic State and al-Nusra Front, according to a complaint filed Thursday.

Mohamad Saeed Kodaimati, 24, was arrested by the FBI at his home and booked into custody on charges of making false statements involving international terrorism.

Saeed left San Diego in 2012 for Istanbul, Turkey, and was later deported to Syria, his place of birth, according to court records.

Saeed tried to fly back to San Diego on March 10 but was turned away and told to visit the U.S. Embassy in Turkey to be interviewed further, the complaint states.

Authorities allege Saeed lied when he was asked several questions about his activities in Syria, including whether he was a member of the Sharia court or had affiliation with the Islamic State or al-Nusra, al-Qaeda’s official arm in Syria — both terrorist organizations fighting the Syrian regime.

Saeed was eventually allowed to travel to the U.S., via Charlotte, N.C., and was questioned further by the FBI there and in San Diego.

FBI agents discovered several Facebook messages that indicate Saeed was working for the Sharia Authority to set up a government based on Islam. Messages also show Saeed acknowledging he plays a reconciliatory role between the Islamic State and al-Nusra when disputes arise, the complaint says.

He also admitted in messages to sometimes fighting for al-Nusra, taking up weapons when backup is needed, the record states. In an interview with the FBI in Charlotte, Saeed later admitted to taking part in a raid on a Syrian political prison.

Saeed is expected to make his first court appearance today in San Diego federal court.

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Reinsurance exclusion bars coverage for bad faith lawsuit

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A federal judge in North Carolina recently examined a reinsurance policy provision excluding loss “resulting from any claim for . . . any actual or alleged lack of good faith or unfair dealing in the handling of any claim or obligation under any insurance contract.” The case involved a request for coverage under a reinsurance policy for a lawsuit filed by a doctor against his medical malpractice carrier, the reinsured. The doctor, against whom an excess verdict had been entered, asserted a number of causes of action including bad faith refusal to settle within the policy limit. The reinsurer filed a motion for summary judgment arguing that there was no coverage for the doctor’s lawsuit based on the exclusion mentioned above because all potential loss resulted from the reinsured’s alleged lack of good faith in refusing to settle the underlying matter within the underlying policy limit. Applying North Carolina law, the court agreed with the reinsurer, concluding that all the causes of action alleged a single course of conduct involving a lack of good faith in refusing to settle within the limit. Because all potential loss “resulted from” and was “inextricably intertwined” with the bad faith allegations, the reinsurer had no duty to defend or indemnify.

Greenwich Ins. Co. v. Medical Mutual Ins. Co. of North Carolina, No. 5:14-cv-295 (USDC E.D.N.C. Jan. 27, 2015).

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