BRIEFCASE BLUE CROSS, SBA PUSH HEALTH PLANS.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - In an attempt to give health insurance coverage to more small companies, Blue Cross of California and the U.S. Small Business Administration announced a partnership on Monday. The partners will develop free workshops, educational materials and a Web site to encourage employers in the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Ventura and Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. areas to look for viable health plans for their workers. Treasury bill rates mixed at auction WASHINGTON - Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities were mixed in Monday's auction. The Treasury Department sold $19 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 2.180 percent, down from 2.220 percent last week. An additional $17 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 2.465 percent, up from 2.425 percent. The three-month rate was the lowest since Nov. 22, when the bills sold for 2.155 percent. The six-month rate was the highest since Sept. 17, 2001, when the rate was 2.570 percent. In a separate report, the Federal Reserve said Monday that the average yield for one-year constant maturity Treasury bills, a popular index for making changes in adjustable rate mortgages, rose to 2.66 percent last week from 2.60 percent the previous week. Archway recalls holiday cookies ASHLAND, Ohio Ashland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Ashland CountyGR6. The population was 21,249 at the 2000 census. It is the center of the Ashland Micropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003). - Holiday cookies that may contain pieces of glass have been recalled by Archway Cookies. Archway officials said the company was voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of its 10-ounce Archway Holiday Cashew cashew (kăsh`  , kəsh`), tropical American tree (Anacardium occidentale Nougat nou·gat n. A confection made from a sugar or honey paste into which nuts are mixed. [French, from Provençal, from nougo, nut, from Old Provençal noga, from Vulgar Latin Cookies sold nationwide. The only holiday cookies being recalled have the following 2005 expiration dates Feb. 20, Feb 28, Feb. 29, March 3, March 4, March 5, March 10, March 11 and March 24. The product code, which can be found on the right-hand side right-hand side n → derecha right-hand side right n → rechte Seite f right-hand side n → lato destro of the package, is 2750002054. The cookie maker is asking customers not to eat the cookies and return them to the store for a refund. Call (800) 850-2307 for more information. |
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