HTH Worldwide, a global health and safety services company, today announced that its TripProtector(SM) insurance plans are now available with sickness, accident and medical evacuation benefits up to $1 million and medical assistance services that include direct payment to participating doctors and hospitals in over 180 countries. Most trip protection plans on the market today [...]
Consumers Continue to Embrace Thrift while Retailers Brace for a Chilly Season With consumers still reeling from the toughest economic pressures in decades, retailers should expect sales to remain flat compared with the 2008 holiday shopping season, Deloitte forecast. “Although there are signs that suggest the economy is nearing the end of its darkest days, [...]
Expert Offers Tips for Making Ends Meet in Tough Times Counting down the hours until payday? You’re not alone. As the economic downturn trudges on, many workers are struggling with household budgets. Six-in-ten (61 percent) workers report they always or usually live paycheck to paycheck just to make ends meet, up from 49 percent last [...]
Cresson Sewer Project Will Prevent Flow of Raw Sewage into Conemaugh River The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is funding water and sewer projects that are reducing pollution, creating jobs and helping communities to address longstanding operational problems, Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said today. Hanger made the remarks while touring a $3.5 million wastewater [...]