Wonk Watch 11.10.09 Nov 11, 2009
Felix Salmon gives us on Bob Pozens new book ... Though Salmon and Pozen are in quite a bit of agreement, for Salmon, there are a few major points of dissent ... According to Salmon, Pozen believes that banks should have small and professional super-boards which, rather than simply rubber-stamping the decisions of the CEO, take a much more active interest in the way the bank is run, encouraging private equity firms to own and invest in banks. (Slate)
Late TV listings Nov 1, 2009
Guests: Alan Clayton-Matthews, professor of pubic policy at Northeastern University; Robert Pozen, chairman, MFS Investment. 12:30 p.m. (NECN). (Boston Globe)
Jailing illegals costly, but feds help Oct 11, 2009
The county jail holds an average of a dozen illegal immigrants on any given day, according to sheriff's Capt. Eric Pozen; the federal reimbursement is enough to meet about four months' worth of expenses for jailing illegals. Sheriff's officials never have calculated exactly how much they've spent to jail illegal immigrants over the years, according to Pozen, but they will re-apply for the grant each year to recoup whatever expenses they can ... Clarke County sheriff's officials looked into the... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Making the ‘public option’ a simple one Oct 10, 2009
Robert Pozen is chairman of MFS Investment Management and a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School. His new book, Too Big To Save. (Boston Globe)
Pozen earns $10M milestone payment from AstraZeneca Sep 1, 2009
Pozen (Nasdaq: POZN) said in a statement Monday that the has accepted its new drug application for Vimovo, prompting the $10 million payment from London-based (NYSE: AZN), Pozen s partner on the drug ... Pozen wants to market the drug to patients who are at risk of developing gastric ulcers if they use existing treatments ... Pozen says that nearly 27 million U.S. residents and 140 million people worldwide suffer from osteoarthritis. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Best deal on inmates for Clarke? Aug 28, 2009
The Clarke County Sheriff s Office tried housing inmates at the Oconee County Jail in late 2007 through mid-2008, Capt. Eric Pozen said. We attempted to house inmates who would require a minimum of movement or medical care, but inmate movement is unavoidable, Pozen, the spokesman for the department, said in an e-mail. (Athens Banner-Herald)
BUSINESS BRIEFS Jul 1, 2009
Pozen wants FDA's OK on drugMorp gets TARP funds. . (Herald Sun)
Athens-Clarke tightensreins on probationers Jun 28, 2009
The jail population is up 7 percent since October, partly because warrants for misdemeanor probation violations are up 35 percent, said Capt. Eric Pozen of the Clarke County Sheriff's Office. ON PROBATION. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Tewksbury graduate receives academic medal Jun 2, 2009
Robert C. Pozen is chairman of MFS Investment Management, which manages more than $150 billion in assets for more than five million investors worldwide ... Pozen, a former Fidelity Investments top executive, is on the board of directors of Medtronic and Bell Canada Enterprises and teaches business courses at Harvard University. (Tewksbury Advocate, MA)
UMass Lowell Graduates Record Number May 31, 2009
The University presented honorary degrees to Bernard Amadei, founder of Engineers Without Borders; George Duncan, chairman of Enterprise Bank; Chaz Maviyane-Davies, a professor and artist; and Robert Pozen, chairman of MFS Investments and a former Fidelity Investments top executive. The Distinguished Alumni Award recipient was Kathleen Beaumont Allen '77, former corporate vice president and chief financial officer of Millipore Corp.. (PR Newswire)
Prison labor works when budget's tight May 29, 2009
Inmates at the county jail, most of whom have not been convicted or sentenced, do not work in the outside world, but they do work inside the jail, said Capt. Eric Pozen of the Clarke County Sheriff's Office, which administers the jail. Landscape Management, the county government division responsible for keeping the grass mowed on government property, employs 35 people and uses about 20 prisoners at any given time, in addition to people who have been sentenced to community service, Cauthen said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Scores of arrests at road stops Mar 19, 2009
"Efforts were made to accurately predict the effects of these road checks, however, more violators than predicted were brought to the jail," Clarke County sheriff's spokesman Capt. Eric Pozen said. "Jail staff worked hard all night to process these people into the jail," he said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Costs at jail rising: $463,000 request Feb 19, 2009
The sheriff's department is taking steps to hold down the number of inmates in the jail, but when crime rates rise, the department is obligated to book the accused criminals police arrest, said Capt. Eric Pozen, a spokesman for Edwards. "We don't control those numbers," Pozen said ... The sheriff's department and Clarke County judges are making progress on alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders, such as drug and mental health courts, ankle monitors and diversion programs, Pozen... (Athens Banner-Herald)
