Saturday, December 23, 2006

NEW: Scooter Store to lay off 200 employees



San Antonio Express, TX - Dec 1, 2006By Travis E. Poling. Medicare reimbursement cuts for power wheelchairs and scooters are prompting 200 layoffs at New Braunfels-based Scooter Store. ...

Scooter Store Grants East Bernard, Texas, Man the Gift of Mobility
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - Dec 5, 2006... Recently released from the hospital to continue his recovery at home, the SCOOTER Store in partnership with the National Chronic Pain Society will be donating ...

Scooter Store to cut 200 jobs
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Dec 1, 2006NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas - The Scooter Store said Friday it would cut 200 jobs after Medicare officials reduced reimbursements for power wheelchairs and scooters. ...

Medicare reimbursement cuts lead Scooter Store to trim 200 jobs
Bizjournals.com, NC - Dec 1, 2006The Scooter Store said Friday that it is being forced to reduce 200 positions from the company's payroll. Founder and CEO Doug Harrison ...

Buzz on Business: Manufacturing sector shrinks
Shreveport Times, LA - Dec 1, 2006... NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas "" The Scooter Store today said it would cut 200 jobs after Medicare officials reduced reimbursements for power wheelchairs and scooters. ...

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Thursday, December 21, 2006

Selecting an Electric Scooter for You or a Loved One



(ARA) - Electric scooters (also known as PMVs or personal mobility vehicles) are an invaluable asset for those with limited mobility. Scooters can help you continue to enjoy getting out while making it easier to get around.

Power Wheelchair Gifted to East Bernard Man Recovering from Accident Just Prior to Retirement
The SCOOTER Store Gives Gift of Mobility to East Bernard Accident Victim (PRWeb Dec 8, 2006) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/SG9yci1DcmFzLUhhbGYtTWFnbi1NYWduLVplcm8=

Scooter Store to trim 200 jobs
The Scooter Store announced today that it is being forced to reduce 200 positions from the company's payroll.

Scooter Store to cut 140 New Braunfels jobs
Sixty others elsewhere will be laid off in wake of Medicare changes.

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Scooter Store Announces Major Layoffs



WOAI, TX - Dec 1, 2006On Friday the New Branfels based Scooter Store said 140 local employees, along with 60 field officers around the country are expecting to lose their job. ...

Buzz on Business: Manufacturing sector shrinks
Shreveport Times, LA - Dec 1, 2006... NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas "" The Scooter Store today said it would cut 200 jobs after Medicare officials reduced reimbursements for power wheelchairs and scooters. ...

Scooter Store to cut 140 New Braunfels jobs
San Antonio Express, TX - Dec 1, 2006Medicare reimbursement cuts for power wheelchairs and scooters are prompting 200 layoffs for the New Braunfels-based Scooter Store, the company's founder said ...

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Buzz on Business: Manufacturing sector shrinks



KTEN, TX - Dec 1, 2006... devices. The Scooter Store, which has 126 locations in 47 states, says the changes cut reimbursement rates by about one-third. Founder ...

Buzz on Business: Manufacturing sector shrinks
Shreveport Times, LA - Dec 1, 2006... NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas "" The Scooter Store today said it would cut 200 jobs after Medicare officials reduced reimbursements for power wheelchairs and scooters. ...

Statement by Doug Harrison, Founder and CEO of The SCOOTER Store ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Dec 1, 20061 /PRNewswire/ -- Following is a statement by Doug Harrison, founder and CEO of The SCOOTER Store, on The SCOOTER Store's workforce reduction: I regret to ...

Scooter Store to cut 140 New Braunfels jobs
San Antonio Express, TX - Dec 1, 2006Medicare reimbursement cuts for power wheelchairs and scooters are prompting 200 layoffs for the New Braunfels-based Scooter Store, the company's founder said ...

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Scooter store lays off 200



Medicare reimbursement cuts for power wheelchairs and scooters cost 140 New Braunfels workers their jobs Friday morning. Doug Harrison, founder and CEO of the Scooter Store, said the company had no choice but to let 200 people go, 140 of them from the New Braunfels headquarters.

Scooter Store to trim 200 jobs
The Scooter Store announced today that it is being forced to reduce 200 positions from the company's payroll.

Scooter store lays off 200
The Scooter Store on Friday laid off 200 employees nationwide, 140 of which were let go in New Braunfels. Company officials said deep cuts by Medicare in the amount of reimbursments paid for motorized wheelchairs forced the layoffs.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Scooter Store to cut 140 New Braunfels jobs



San Antonio Express, TX - Dec 1, 2006Medicare reimbursement cuts for power wheelchairs and scooters are prompting 200 layoffs for the New Braunfels-based Scooter Store, the company's founder said ...

NEW: Scooter Store to lay off 200 employees
San Antonio Express, TX - Dec 1, 2006By Travis E. Poling. Medicare reimbursement cuts for power wheelchairs and scooters are prompting 200 layoffs at New Braunfels-based Scooter Store. ...

East Bernard Man Recovering From Accident Just...
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - Dec 6, 20066 /US Newswire/ -- A local man, Victor Tichacek, today received a power wheelchair through The SCOOTER Store's Gift of Mobility program to help him recover ...

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The Scooter Store Lays Off 200 Workers



The Scooter Store, based in Texas, said Friday it was laying off 200 workers because Medicare cut its reimbursement for power wheelchairs and scooters. Medicare reduced reimbursement fees for power wheelchairs by 28 percent and for scooters by 38 percent, the company said in a release.

The SCOOTER Store Brings Gift of Mobility To Oklahoma City Woman
Nation's leading provider of power wheelchairs and scooters offers assistance. (PRWeb Nov 22, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/U3F1YS1aZXRhLUhvcnItSGFsZi1NYWduLVplcm8=

Scooter Store to cut 200 jobs
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas The Scooter Store today announced it would cut 200 jobs. Medicare officials have reduced reimbursements for power wheelchairs and scooters...

Scooter Store to trim 200 jobs
The Scooter Store announced today that it is being forced to reduce 200 positions from the company's payroll.

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Scooter Store Grants East Bernard, Texas, Man the Gift of Mobility



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Power Wheelchair Gifted to East Bernard Man Recovering from Accident Just Prior to Retirement
EAST BERNARD, TX (PRWeb) December 8, 2006 -- A local man, Victor Tichacek, will receive a power wheelchair through The SCOOTER Store's Gift of Mobility program to help him recover from injuries suffered in a fiery truck crash one day before his retirement last year.

NEW: Scooter Store to lay off 200 employees
Medicare reimbursement cuts for power wheelchairs and scooters are prompting 200 layoffs at New Braunfels-based Scooter Store.

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Monday, December 18, 2006

Scooter Store to trim 200 jobs



The Scooter Store announced today that it is being forced to reduce 200 positions from the company's payroll.

Statement by Doug Harrison, Founder and CEO of The SCOOTER Store: The SCOOTER Store Reduces Workforce by 200; Result of
Following is a statement by Doug Harrison, founder and CEO of The SCOOTER Store, on The SCOOTER Store's workforce reduction:

Buzz on Business: Manufacturing sector shrinks
NEW YORK -- For the first time in almost four years, the nation's manufacturing sector has shrunk, and its fall is firing warning flares for the job market, economists said today.

NEW: Scooter Store to lay off 200 employees
Medicare reimbursement cuts for power wheelchairs and scooters are prompting 200 layoffs at New Braunfels-based Scooter Store.

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Sunday, December 17, 2006

Medicare reimbursement cuts lead Scooter Store to trim 200 jobs



The Scooter Store said Friday that it is being forced to reduce 200 positions from the company's payroll.

Late bloomers cure: Stunt Grandparents
Finally. I have something in common with Brad and a whole host of other celebrities. We all are freaking out about becoming grandparents. Like numerous celebrites, I came late to parenting, the math is staring us all in the face. And its a mean, crotchety stare.

Buzz on Business: Manufacturing sector shrinks
NEW YORK -- For the first time in almost four years, the nation's manufacturing sector has shrunk, and its fall is firing warning flares for the job market, economists said today.

Scooter Store Grants East Bernard, Texas, Man the Gift of Mobility
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Scooter store lays off 200
Medicare reimbursement cuts for power wheelchairs and scooters cost 140 New Braunfels workers their jobs Friday morning. Doug Harrison, founder and CEO of the Scooter Store, said the company had no choice but to let 200 people go, 140 of them from the New Braunfels headquarters.

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Secci n internacional



Bolsamania.com, Spain - Dec 1, 2006... (PRN) - Statement by Doug Harrison, Founder and CEO of The SCOOTER Store: The SCOOTER Store Reduces Workforce by 200; Result of Medicare Reimbursement Cuts ... ...

From whirlwind to tailspin
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Nov 19, 2006... and gasoline. About three months ago, he called it quits, taking a full-time job at The Scooter Store in Clairemont. Although he ...

East Bernard Man Recovering From Accident Just...
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - Dec 6, 20066 /US Newswire/ -- A local man, Victor Tichacek, today received a power wheelchair through The SCOOTER Store's Gift of Mobility program to help him recover ...

The Scooter Store Earns ACHC Re-Accreditation; Cited for ...
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - Nov 16, 200616 /US Newswire/ -- The SCOOTER Store, as a result of its outstanding procedures and patient care, has been awarded re-accreditation by the Accreditation ...

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