Kaiser Permanente will partner with the city of Sacramento to create a youth violence prevention program linked with Kaiser’s new trauma center in south Sacramento, Mayor Kevin Johnson announced Thursday.

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The Kansas City Business Journal announced 30 finalists for its 2009 Best Places to Work awards program.

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The Green Bay Packers have named Paul Baniel vice president of finance, team president and CEO Mark Murphy said Thursday.

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Micromet Inc. said it intends to raise at least $70 million, and as much as $80 million, in a public stock offering of up to 16.1 million of its shares. (MITI) (HGSI)

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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. trimmed its 2009 second-quarter net losses by 31 percent compared to the same time in 2008, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

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Dr. Roberto Bolli has been named editor-in-chief of Circulation Research: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines met with fellow mayors and representatives from 20 cities across North Carolina at the Piedmont Triad Research Park to begin crafting an agenda to promote biotechnology development.

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Omnicare Inc. said it has entered into a distribution and marketing relationship with software company eHealth Solutions Inc. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. (OCR)

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As small-business owners worry about how health reform will impact their bottom lines, Delta Dental of Arizona has opted to freeze the rates of its small-employer group plans for the third consecutive year.

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Young Brothers, Hawaii’s largest barge company, will increase its rates for interisland cargo services starting Aug. 1.

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