Leaving Big Law Behind
By Jill Priluck Slate Click here to read the full article Lawyers often enter the profession because it’s a safe bet, and they’re paid handsomely to be risk-averse. But increasingly, Big Law partners like Marc Zwillinger and Christian Genetski—who started their Internet-focused firm in March and have since doubled the client roster—reach the pinnacle of [...]
USA Today cuts 9% of staff
By Aaron Smith CNN Money Click here to read the full article USA Today announced Friday that it is laying off 9% of its workforce and shaking up its editorial structure, as it “evolves” from newspapers towards multimedia. USA Today will be laying off 130 workers, according to spokeswoman Heidi Zimmerman. That’s from a workforce [...]
In Case of Emergency: What Not to Do
This Sunday New York Times piece hit every crucial tenet of crisis communications. It was 5,000 words of wisdom and illustrates the need for worst case scenario planning in advance with a team that knows the personalities good and bad. It’s true that sometimes the best crisis communications isn’t making everything better but rather making [...]
Clean-power projects turn landfills’ methane into electricity
By Tiffany Hsu The Los Angeles Times Click here to read the full article Landfills, with the tendency to belch noxious greenhouse gases, have long gotten a bad rap from environmentalists. But now several clean-power technology companies believe waste can be a source of environmentally friendly energy. FlexEnergy, an Irvine company, showed off a pilot [...]
Broads Circle Event “When Your Looks Make You a Million” featured in LABJ Biz Seen
Broads Circle, dedicated to building a network of elite professionals, is focused on taking women to the next and highest level in business. The circle brings together women in a variety of industries who share the same career and personal drivers to generate revenue and assume leadership positions. On July 22, over 100 professionals attended [...]
Does Everything Require Stimulus?
By Jerry R. Welch nFinanSe, Inc. As posted on The Huffington Post A pilot program approved by the FDIC Board of Directors yesterday to evaluate the feasibility of offering no-frills, low-cost checking and savings accounts is an interesting idea. The program is designed to help millions of “unbanked” and “underbanked” Americans regain trust in the [...]
Los Angeles Business Journal honors OWC on list of Top Women-Owned Businesses
Olmstead Williams Communications has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s list of Top 100 Women-Owned Businesses.
New report: Q2 sees uptick in blockbuster M&A
By Camille Ricketts VentureBeat Click here to read the full article After a long slump, the technology sector saw some “big-ticket” merger and acquisition activity in the second quarter (ended June 30), according to a new report out today from Ernst & Young. More than $1 billion changed hands in seven deals during the period, but [...]
Open Letter to IRS: End Employee Misclassification Now
By Lou Provenzano Language Line Services As posted on The Huffington Post With the federal government continuing to face record deficits, it’s time for the IRS to get serious about the practice of employee misclassification which continues to add billions in tax losses if left unchecked, thus causing widespread damage to our nation’s economy. Misclassifying [...]
US VC Investment in Cleantech Continues Upward Trajectory With $1.5 Billion Investment in Q2 2010
SAN FRANCISCO /PRNewswire/ — US venture capital (VC) investment in cleantech companies in Q2 2010 hit $1.5 billion in 68 financing rounds, a 63.8% increase in capital and an 4.6% increase in deals compared to Q2 2009, according to an Ernst & Young LLP analysis based on data from Dow Jones VentureSource. This was the [...]
