Saturday, December 30, 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.

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.

Born to be wild? Consider a scooter
The hefty price of a gallon of gas is just one reason for scooters' increasing popularity.

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.

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Friday, December 29, 2006

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.

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.

Scooter Store to cut 200 jobs
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas The Scooter Store today announced it would cut 200 jobs.

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Thursday, December 28, 2006

Nation's Leading Provider of Power Wheelchairs and Scooters Offers Canyon Lake Man Holiday Gift of Mobility



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

Nation's Leading Provider of Power Wheelchairs and Scooters Offers Canyon Lake Man Holiday Gift of Mobility
New Braunfels, TX (PRWeb) December 27, 2006 -- As part of its Gift of Mobility program, The SCOOTER Store today presented a Pride Jazzy Select power wheelchair to Ronald Cone, of Canyon Lake, who is suffering from a mobility-related disability.

Scooter Store Grants East Bernard, Texas, Man the Gift of Mobility
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Scooter Store to cut 200 jobs



NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas The Scooter Store today announced it would cut 200 jobs.

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 Announces Major Layoffs
On 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.

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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Scooter Store to cut 200 jobs



NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas The Scooter Store today announced it would cut 200 jobs.

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.

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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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Scooter Store Announces Major Layoffs



On 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.

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.

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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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 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.

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:

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.

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.

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