by Scott Heintzelman - Scott is a CPA, CMA and CFE living in Pennsylvania. Scott is a partner serving on the executive team at McKonly & Asbury LLP, a regional accounting firm with multiple offices in the Mid-Atlantic. The firm has been an IPA ALL-STAR as well as winning Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania for numerous years.
08/12/2009 - 17:45 - 370 reads
Recently one of my partners, Kurt Trimarchi, attended the 2009 summer conference of the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA).The conference focused on the current state of the transaction marketplace and how our economic climate has impacted deal making for both the buyer and seller.
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08/10/2009 - 21:20 - 296 reads
Commercial real estate is bad… How bad is it? Some have suggested even if it is a problem, it is much smaller than the residential crisis. Some people have even questioned if it even impacts them. Many are calling it a ticking time bomb. What is the status of commercial real estate?
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08/09/2009 - 17:52 - 239 reads
Back on February 17, 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law. This act is commonly referred to as the stimulus act. If you are like me, you probably wonder how the nearly $780 billion is being spent. Well, here is a great website by ProPublica which allows you to search by county and find information about stimulus spending in your area.
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08/05/2009 - 18:28 - 254 reads
Today I had the privilege of visiting the Murata Business Center, which is a regional business incubator. The center is owned and operated by CREDC, The Capital Region Economic Development Corporation. Karen Gunnison is the executive director and you can follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MurataBizCenter.
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08/03/2009 - 21:24 - 379 reads -
Is it just me or does anyone else think this cash for clunkers program is a waste of good taxpayer money? Is this program really generating more car sales or is it just pulling demand forward? The Wall Street Journal had an excellent story today about the program which was written by Jeremy Anwyl who is CEO of Edmunds.com (a wonderful online car buying guide).
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