As the elections approach, news reports have been full of legal battles surrounding efforts in various states to restrict access to the voting booth. These efforts may be traced back to the results of the 2008 election, which might otherwise … Continue reading
Stephen Honig
What about those radio ads for hospitals that say they focus on the human being and his comfort, that you were a human being before being a patient? Next they say the most important thing is to get the best … Continue reading
What is happening in the M & A markets during 2014? The short answer is: so far, 2014 is the most active year for United States M & A since 2008 (we all know what happened after 2008). The current … Continue reading
At the September 16th meeting at MassMEDIC (the association of medical device manufacturers), the folks from Radford, leading compensation consultants, made a comprehensive presentation of trends in med device compensation. Radford reports that salary budgets have been almost flat … Continue reading
Suffolk Construction CEO John Fish leads the committee exploring bringing the 2024 Summer Olympic Games to Boston. His reasons, however, are likely not what you expected. Delivering remarks at the National Association of Corporate Directors/New England September 18th breakfast meeting, … Continue reading
Economic growth in China may have slowed, but it has slowed to an annual rate which for the foreseeable future, claims GE Chairman Jeff Immelt, will be between 7% and 8%. I note that this is more robust than predicted … Continue reading
Future manufacturing and construction jobs in the United States should not be viewed as blue collar jobs but rather as white collar jobs. The September 18th panel convened by the National Association of Corporate Directors/New England (consisting of GE Chairman … Continue reading
The near term prospect for United States business is on the uptick. Our recovery from the recession is steady, although it is subject to months where statistics appear counter-cyclical. The United States is faring better than most developed economies, and … Continue reading
I don’t know about your email box, but I am flooded by emails from baseball fans near and far, driven by a press frenzy and (surprisingly) arriving from such baseball outposts as Chicago and Washington, relative to what the Red … Continue reading
We await the much-heralded IPO of Alibaba, the Chinese on-line retailer that is larger than — I read this somewhere, what was it, larger by sales than the economy of Europe and the US combined??– no that cannot be right…. In … Continue reading