The evolutionary path of a beneficiary
Senior vice president at Whittier Trust Company Richard Llewellyn offers a unique perspective on the three roles a beneficiary plays over the course of his life in this month’s Estate Planning. Once a beneficiary becomes entitled to distributions, an evolutionary process is set in motion and often follows a well-established pattern consistent with human nature, [...]
‘Karen’ fastest growing language in Jacksonville, according to Language Line Services
Karen, the language spoken by 1.3 million people in Myanmar (formerly Burma) is the fastest-growing language in Jacksonville, Fla., according to the Jacksonville Business Journal. The articles cites data from Language Line Services’ LanguageTrak Interpreter Demand Index (see infographic), which tracked language trends in the country between the second quarter of 2010 and 2011. The [...]
‘Language is a social activity,’ CEO of Language Line Services tells Chief Executive magazine
Chief Executive magazine reporter Dale Buss spoke with numerous CEOs recently about whether they should engage in social media. Louis F. Provenzano, Jr., president and CEO of Language Line Services, thinks they should. “Language is a social activity, so to us it’s very obvious that we need to be active in the growth of social media,” [...]
Shinnecock Partners named ‘Best Managed Futures CTA Fund’ by World Finance magazine
World Finance magazine has named Los Angeles-based Shinnecock Partners the “Best Managed Futures CTA Fund” in North America as part of its annual Hedge Fund Awards. “Hedge funds and funds-of-funds alternatives play a critical role in portfolio diversification, and it’s important that investors weigh the considerable value of diversified futures funds of funds that can [...]
Olmstead Williams Communications named to LABJ’s annual top women-owned businesses list
Olmstead Williams Communications has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal‘s list of the 100 largest women-owned businesses in LA. “Public relations is even more important to businesses during economic turmoil,” Tracy Williams, president and CEO of OWC, says in the announcement. “The advent of social media has helped agencies like ours thrive. There [...]
OWC named to LABJ’s annual top women-owned businesses list
Olmstead Williams Communications has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal‘s list of the 100 largest women-owned businesses in LA. “Public relations is even more important to businesses during economic turmoil,” Tracy Williams, president and CEO of OWC, says in the announcement. “The advent of social media has helped agencies like ours thrive. There are [...]
‘Virtual desktops’ on mobile devices? Cloudworks CEO explains to Larry Magid
Mike Eaton, CEO of Thousand Oaks-based Cloudworks, spoke with Larry Magid this week for pieces on CBS Radio News (see audio player above) and KCBS in San Francisco about technology that enables full Windows applications to run on mobile devices such iPhones and iPads. The end result is a “virtual desktop” that mirrors the normal [...]
