AT&T awards grant to Anderson County Schools
CLINTON, Tenn. — The Anderson County Schools Office of Technology has been awarded a grant in the amount of $12,728 from the AT&T Foundation, the philanthropy arm of AT&T. The grant is to support an upgrade of the Grand Oaks and Claxton Elementary Schools technology labs.
“The technology labs at Grand Oaks and Claxton both [...]
The recovery-less ‘recovery’
Our nation’s economic downturn has seemed to go on forever, even though it was perhaps two years, but supposedly, the economic news is good from here on out. The government has reported 3.5 percent annual growth in the third quarter of this year, so that means the recession officially has ended.
Just in time for [...]
Crowe Horwath offers tips to help cash flow
During the financial crisis and ensuing recession, credit has become increasingly difficult to obtain for middle market companies with annual revenues between $20 million and $500 million. According to a recent Federal Reserve Board survey of lending officers, during the past three months, U.S. banks have continued to tighten standards and terms on all [...]
Impact Mercy foundation announces gifts for 2009
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — When it was formed last year, the members of Mercy Foundation’s Impact Mercy wanted to advance Mercy Health Partners’ mission of improving the health care in our community.
Now, a year later, great progress has been made toward that mission as the Impact Mercy program is providing $50,000 to help cancer victims, mothers [...]
Employers being sued over inflexible leave policies
A number of cases are being brought across the country challenging employers’ inflexible leave policies, sometimes known as administrative separation policies, under which an employee is terminated for failure to return to work following a maximum period allowed for a leave of absence. Many employers have policies that if an employee is absent for [...]
Sarah Cannon Cancer Center favors annual mammography
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center in Chattanooga announced on Nov. 19 that it will continue to support and recommend that its patients follow guidelines for the early detection of breast cancer established by the American Cancer Society. The announcement comes after a new study released this week by the U.S. [...]
Five pitfalls you should avoid in retirement
You work hard and save aggressively so that one day you can retire from the workforce. When the fabled day arrives and you enter the blissful state of retirement, you may be tempted to think you’re done agonizing over your money and savings. The truth is the hard work is probably just beginning. [...]
Health care bill is the same old turkey you didn’t like in August
What Republicans want as we debate the Senate Democrats’ health care plan is very simple. We want to make sure the American people have a chance to read Majority Leader Harry Reid’s bill and know exactly what it costs and exactly how it will affect them. That is not an unreasonable request.
Senator Reid’s [...]
Parkridge East Hospital celebrates 35 years
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Parkridge East Hospital celebrated its 35th anniversary of providing care to the community with a special event and reception held on Thursday, Nov. 5. During the event, Parkridge East CEO Brian Cook recognized physicians and staff with more than 30 years of service, as well as community supporters who helped make [...]
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Robert (Rob) Vance, partner in the Valuation, Litigation & Business Transition Services Group with Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain PC (LBMC), presented at the recently held AICPA National Business Valuation Conference held in San Francisco. New standards for business valuations coupled with the increase in mergers, acquisitions and bankruptcies have led to an increase [...]
