Every company needs to change its tactics during an economic slowdown. Here’s how the smart ones survive. How Banks Pulled Through the 2001 Recession Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York Financial institutions came...
On the first day of this month, I noted that Robert Feldman, Morgan Stanley's chief economist was predicting "massive shift to chicken" as people sought alternatives to pricier pork and beef. If that's happening, though, it's not helping U.S.-based chicken processors much. Tyson Foods, in particular, is...
Expertus ( www.expertus.com ), a globalleader in helping companies fuel business growth by maximizing the value oftraining investments, and Training Industry, Inc.( www.trainingindustry.com ), an objective and trusted expert on themarketplace for learning, today announced that Jason Baker, Director ofBusiness Development for Expertus, will present "9 Ways to Trim...
WASHINGTON -- Democrat Barack Obama moved at lightning speed Thursday to capitalize on Republican John McCain's inability to say how many residences his family owns. Politico asked McCain "how many houses do you and Mrs. McCain have," and the political news website published his answer ("I think --...
Lori Walderich said her company is recession-proof because of a required activity: Everyone eats. Walderich's job requires her to work with food every day, but not to create the next hot dish. She's CEO of IdeaStudio Design Group, a chain restaurant marketing and promotions firm. ...
Hit by massive write-downs in recent months, major financial firms are shedding offices in Manhattan and the market for sizeable blocks of square feet appears to have cooled. But smaller offices continue to be met with strong demand, especially those whose interior spaces are in move-in condition because...
Healthcare and IT Proved To Be Recession-Proof Industries PHILADELPHIA -- Beyond.com, Inc., the world's largest network of niche career communities, today released its Second Quarter 2008 Career Trend Analysis and Industry Outlook Reports. As expected during times of economic uncertainty, employers have slowed hiring which has led to...
Exact JobBOSS Presents Free Sessions in August MIDDLETON, Mass. -- Exact Software[TM], a leading provider of solutions that connect the people, processes and knowledge essential to an organization, today announced that its Exact JobBOSS unit will host a free webinar series entitled "Three Strategies for Recession-Proofing Your Business."...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- MIT MBA student Ted Chan is taking a different approach to the traditional summer job search: he created his own job by launching not one, but two businesses with an army of on demand staff found through Elance, where businesses hire...
Bart Starr Renews Ties to the State of His Football Triumphs BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Sanders Trust, the national medical real estate investment company, announced today the acquisition of the ThedaCareTM medical office portfolio in Appleton and Neenah, Wisconsin. Valued at more than $34 million, the acquisition is...
Modern Healthcare's annual compensation issue reports healthy pay raises for top healthcare executives CHICAGO, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The healthcare industry's "recession proof" reputation remains intact as its top executives continue to be well-paid for their services, according to Modern Healthcare's annual compensation issue published today. ...
Recession Proof Your Sales force in a Tough Economy STEVENSON, Md., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As news of the battered economy proliferates the media and consumer confidence stagnates to historic lows, nowhere does the impact hit closer to home than in the sales industry. That's why...
Every business goes through cycles. Even the residential real estate market--which some pundits once dubbed "recession-proof"--is on the decline nationwide. As those in the construction industry know, the ups and downs of the construction industry are often more pronounced than in other sectors of the economy. How does...
There was a time when news such as Iran's missile testing would've caused a serious reaction in the world oil markets. On Wednesday, it was a penny's worth. International crude oil prices have long had a knee-jerk reaction to just...
Complimentary white paper offers insights on search engines' Q2 performance CHICAGO -- AdGooroo (www.adgooroo.com), a leading provider of online marketing competitive intelligence and keyword tools, today unveiled a new report detailing changes in share of advertisers, and other data, among Google, Yahoo! and MSN in...
ON THE PRESS If the stock market is turning markedly bearish, newspapers occupy a sphere all of their own, where hope and reason have departed, and confidence long since vanished. Last week was the worst for newspaper shares that anyone can remember. The...
DALLAS -- Wingstop President and CEO James A. Flynn announced today that for the 20th consecutive quarter comp store sales have increased. The successive increase for the second quarter of 2008 was 6.8 percent, following an 8.9 percent increase in the first quarter of 2008...
Survey Findings Contradict Media Perceptions in the Marketplace NEW YORK -- Despite media reports to the contrary, real estate is still considered a sound investment and affluent consumers are confident both in the current housing market and that the value of their home has remained...
When she finds her bank balance running low, Kristy Tramuta heads to her closet, hoping to squeeze some extra cash out of seldom-worn accessories or last season's trends. In times of more serious need, even wardrobe favorites are sometimes relegated to the...
S. WILLIAMS 5 4 V. WILLIAMS 7 6 SO the fix was in, was it? Are we really supposed to believe the family had decreed Venus Williams would win her fifth All England title? ...
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