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Try getting this deal at H&R Block!

Friday, August 13th, 2010

There’s an H&R Block (HRB) office not too far away from world headquarters and while it’s closed right now (as many of their offices probably are off-season), it would be tempting to go there one day and talk about tax gross-ups, like the kind offered to their new CEO, Alan Bennett. Though H&R Block announced [...]

A “jolly good” transition at Symetra…

Monday, June 14th, 2010

While the most famous “Changing the Guard” ceremony takes place in London, another impressive one is taking place in Bellevue, Washington, where Symetra Financial Corporation (SYA), which sells life insurance, annuities, and various employment benefit plans, has its headquarters. The departing “Guard” is CEO/President Randall Talbot, who’s leaving his executive posts and board seat at Symetra [...]

A Fashionable Start at Jones New York…

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Yesterday, Jones New York (JNY) filed an 8-K that disclosed the terms of its new employment agreement with fashion wunderkind Richard Dickson. Next Monday, Dickson, who’s only 41, will become the President and CEO – Branded Businesses of the Company for Jones Apparel Group, Inc.  He’ll report to Wesley Card, who is giving up the [...]

Foster Wheeler’s Sweet Swiss Assignments…

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

As foreign work assignments go, Switzerland surely must be on a lot of short lists. For two executives at Foster Wheeler AG (FWLT), a global engineering and construction contracting company, those assignments come with some very nice benefits… especially if they tough it out for a few years. The company announced last month that it [...]

Nice Part-time Work if You Can Get it!

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Fall quarter finals are over, I’m celebrating my 21st birthday today, and Christmas is right around the corner.  Consequently, the only thought that comes to my mind is “HOORAY!” I’m looking forward to catching my breath, relaxing, and enjoying some time with my friends and family.  Yet while the next three weeks will provide a [...]