If you’re planning to retire from your small business in the near future, or you simply want to hand over the reins to someone else, it’s important to plan carefully for your succession. Planning will help you to protect the value of your business. As the owner-manager of a business,...
Succession is a process that may extend from three to six years or longer depending on one's age and on the successor's age. It occurs in phases. Over a period, one initiates or educates children to the family business. After determining a successor, one develops a plan to transfer leadership...
As the problem of full transit vehicles is encountered daily by passengers in most of the big cities, previous research evaluated the consequence of overcrowding in terms of on-board crowding and passengers not being able to board with full vehicles. The impact of overcrowding in the real...
NEW YORK -- The Board of Directors of DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:GCS) announced the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for the Fund to be held at 10:30 am on October 13, 2008 at the New York Marriott East Side, 525 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York...
WOODINVILLE, Wash., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Loud Technologies, , a leading professional audio and music products company, today announced that Jamie Engen is stepping down from his position as chairman and chief executive officer effective immediately. The board has named Rodney Olson as...
NEW YORK -- JPMorgan announced today that it has been selected as successor depositary bank for the American Depositary Receipt program for Banco Santander Chile (NYSE: SAN). JPMorgan will manage all aspects of the ADR program in the US for Banco Santander Chile, which is the largest ADR...
HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced today that Raymond J. Milchovich has notified the company's Board of Directors of his intent to retire in 2009 as Chairman and Chief executive Officer of Foster Wheeler after his successor is elected and a successful transition has been completed. Commenting...
NEW YORK -- Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc., which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "HIX," announced today the results of the votes cast at the Fund's annual meeting of stockholders held on August 4, 2008. Daniel P. Cronin and Jeswald...
English cricket took a giant leap into the unknown yesterday when the England and Wales Cricket Board anointed Kevin Pietersen as Michael Vaughan's successor as captain. Pietersen will become the 75th man to lead the England Test side on Thursday when they take on South Africa at The Oval, and...
MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Commercial Law: Action to enforce promissory note: Bills obligatory, collaterally secured by mortgage or deed of trust, could be proceeded upon without the necessity of foreclosure of the mortgage or deed of trust, but there could only be one complete recovery. Patrick...
SAN DIMAS, Calif. -- American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) announced the appointment of Robert J. Sprowls, the Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President-Finance, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer of the Company, as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and President of the Company effective January 1, 2009 to succeed Floyd E. Wicks who...
NEW YORK -- dELiA*s, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLIA), a direct marketing and retail company comprised of three lifestyle brands primarily targeting consumers between the ages of 12 and 19, today announced the results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 30, 2008. The Company's stockholders voted in favor of:...
MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Commercial Law Action to enforce promissory note BOTTOM LINE: Bills obligatory, collaterally secured by mortgage or deed of trust, could be proceeded upon without the necessity of foreclosure of the mortgage or deed of trust, but...
RESTON, Va., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- BSI Management Systems America announced today that Microsoft, Global Foundation Services GFS has achieved certification to the international information security standard, ISO/IEC 27001:2005. Microsoft takes the protection of their information assets seriously and has chosen to measure their ongoing information security...
Ron Dennis has reacted angrily to claims from former McLaren-Mercedes star Fernando Alonso that Heikki Kovalainen has been cast into a supporting role at the team in 2008 - insisting that 'only one' driver has ever hinted at a lack of equality within the squad. Alonso walked away...
How odd that President Bush, once a darling of conservatives, will come to be loathed by most of them. Bush's legacy, all but set in stone as his days in office dwindle, will not only be the crippling war in Iraq, which he will leave to his...
MEATH clubs have until Friday August 15 to nominate their successor to boss Colm Coyle. So far, just outgoing selector Dudley Farrell and former manager Eamonn Barry have signalled their interest. Recently retired Graham Geraghty said he wouldn't be surprised if Meath...
Fernando Alonso has claimed that his Formula 1 World Championship chances in 2008 are no worse at Renault than they would have been had he remained at McLaren-Mercedes for a second season - suggesting that the Woking-based outfit is entirely Lewis Hamilton-centric. Though Heikki Kovalainen - who has...
Bob Zecca to Lead Content DSI Effective August 1, 2008 HORSHAM, Pa. -- Content Data Solutions, Inc., a software and systems integrator, announces the promotion of Bob Zecca as the successor to Darryl Fisher as Content DSI's President. Zecca will begin his tenure August 1, 2008 following Mr....
Thomas A. Kloet was named chief executive officer of TMX Group, formerly TSX Group. Previously he was senior executive vice president and COO of Fimat USA and its successor, Newedge USA, and before that, CEO of Singapore Exchange. "I am thrilled to be assuming the exciting challenge of integrating the...
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