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The U.S. urology sales and marketing and U.S. and Europwe marketing departments are where most of the cuts will take according toa release. The company expectse a pre-tax charge of between $110 millioj and $117 million in connectiobn withthe restructuring, of whick $40-4r million will be a cash charge, according to a For the fourth quarter, Allergan reported salesz of $1.04 billion, down from $1.07 billio in the year-ago period. Net income was $150.6 million, or 50 centsw a share, down from $160.3 million, or 52 cente a share, in the year-ago period. For the full fiscap year, the company reported $4.4 billiob in revenue, up from $3.9 billion in the previoue fiscal year. Net income was $578.
6 or $1.90 a share, comparef to $499.3 million, or $1.64 a in the year-ago period. Irvine-based Allerganb (NYSE: AGN) is a multi-specialty healthj care company.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Six things you must do in... Palm Springs: Desert, dates and dining - Daily Mail
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Daily Mail | Six things you must do in... Palm Springs: Desert, dates and dining Daily Mail A Mexican wolf, extinct in the wild since 1981, looked at me intently as a zoo volunteer told me about plans to reintroduce the species to an area east of Phoenix, Arizona. www.livingdesert.org Romance And Sex Life Of The Date is the title of a ... |
Friday, June 24, 2011
5 Ways Pixar Can Move On From The Critical Failure Of Cars 2 - Cinema Blend
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USA Today | 5 Ways Pixar Can Move On From The Critical Failure Of Cars 2 Cinema Blend I've got some good news and some bad news for the Pixar Brain Trust. The bad news is that their latest movie, Cars 2, is sitting at an ugly 39% on Rotten Tomatoes, with by far the worst reviews Pixar has ever gotten and pretty brutal headlines summing ... Cars 2 Goes Under the Hood at Pixar |
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
The Real Force Behind Ebook Sales: Heaving Bosoms - Fox News
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The Real Force Behind Ebook Sales: Heaving Bosoms Fox News The unsurprising results: men go straight for graphic porn online while women covet stories whose plot lines are leavened with heaving bosoms -- and where men have "chiseled features" and "powerful thighs." That's raising hopes among magazine and book ... |
Monday, June 20, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Eddie Vedder's tiny guitar packs big punch - Boston Herald
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Providence Journal | Eddie Vedder's tiny guitar packs big punch Boston Herald But it was when he dug into his old catalog and pounded on his guitars that things became transcendent. He plucked out unbelievably heartbreaking melodies on PJ's “Just Breathe†and “Speed of Sound,†then turned around and thumped violent chords like ... CONCERT REVIEW: Eddie Vedder scores with a game Boston audience Review: At PPAC, Eddie Vedder entrances on ukulele |
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Excellence in Workplace Flexibility winners named - The Business Review (Albany):
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Winners are considered leading practitioners of workplace flexibility in Arizona and across the chamberofficials said. The event is part of the Chandleer Chamber’s management of When Work Works, an ongoing initiative of Familie s andWork Institute, the Institute for a Competitive Workforce, an affiliatwe of the U.S. Chamber of Commercse and the Twiga Foundation. Applications for the Alfred P. Sloan Awards were open to all organizationsx in Arizona with more than 10 employeee that have been in busines for at leastone year.
Applicants were evaluatedf in a two-step process, first comparingf the employer’s application to nationally representative data from Families andWork Institute’as National Study of Employers, then corroborating the employer responseas through a survey of The breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. at Crowned Plaza San Marcos, 1 San Marcos Way in downtown Chandler. For more: 480-241-7128 or Arizona Foundation for Legal Servicesand Education, Phoenixz Arizona Weddings magazine and Web site, Scottsdalr Autohaus Arizona Inc.
, Phoenix BDO Seidman LLP, Phoenix Chandler-Gilbertr Community College, Chandler Clifton Gunderson LLP, Phoenix Contreraa State Farm Agency Tempe Cosmopolitan Medical Communications, Glendalre Custom Accounting & Tax PC, Carefree Deloitte LLP, Phoenix Henry & Horne, LLP Johnsoh Bank, Phoenix Keats, Connelly and Associates, Phoenicx Intel Corp., Chandler Metrk Architecture LLC, Phoenix Morriso n & Associates Ltd., Phoeni My Computer Works, Scottsdale Neonatology Associatess Ltd., Phoenix Omega Legal Systems Inc., Phoenizx Pima Council on Aging Inc., Tucson RSM McGladre y Inc.
, Phoenix Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucsojn Salt River Materials Grou dba Phoenix Cement and Salt River, Scottsdales Western International University, Scottsdale Campus Westernn International University, Phoenix Whitnybell Perry Inc., Phoenix Scottsdale Western International University, Chandled Campus The Go Daddy Group Inc., Scottsdale
Winners are considered leading practitioners of workplace flexibility in Arizona and across the chamberofficials said. The event is part of the Chandleer Chamber’s management of When Work Works, an ongoing initiative of Familie s andWork Institute, the Institute for a Competitive Workforce, an affiliatwe of the U.S. Chamber of Commercse and the Twiga Foundation. Applications for the Alfred P. Sloan Awards were open to all organizationsx in Arizona with more than 10 employeee that have been in busines for at leastone year.
Applicants were evaluatedf in a two-step process, first comparingf the employer’s application to nationally representative data from Families andWork Institute’as National Study of Employers, then corroborating the employer responseas through a survey of The breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. at Crowned Plaza San Marcos, 1 San Marcos Way in downtown Chandler. For more: 480-241-7128 or Arizona Foundation for Legal Servicesand Education, Phoenixz Arizona Weddings magazine and Web site, Scottsdalr Autohaus Arizona Inc.
, Phoenix BDO Seidman LLP, Phoenix Chandler-Gilbertr Community College, Chandler Clifton Gunderson LLP, Phoenix Contreraa State Farm Agency Tempe Cosmopolitan Medical Communications, Glendalre Custom Accounting & Tax PC, Carefree Deloitte LLP, Phoenix Henry & Horne, LLP Johnsoh Bank, Phoenix Keats, Connelly and Associates, Phoenicx Intel Corp., Chandler Metrk Architecture LLC, Phoenix Morriso n & Associates Ltd., Phoeni My Computer Works, Scottsdale Neonatology Associatess Ltd., Phoenix Omega Legal Systems Inc., Phoenizx Pima Council on Aging Inc., Tucson RSM McGladre y Inc.
, Phoenix Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucsojn Salt River Materials Grou dba Phoenix Cement and Salt River, Scottsdales Western International University, Scottsdale Campus Westernn International University, Phoenix Whitnybell Perry Inc., Phoenix Scottsdale Western International University, Chandled Campus The Go Daddy Group Inc., Scottsdale
Monday, June 13, 2011
Treasury lets 10 banks repay $68B - Phoenix Business Journal:
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According to MarketWatch, and are not amon g them. The department says the institutions, whichb it did not name, have met the requirement s for repayment established by federalbanking supervisors. It says many bankws recently have raised equity capital from privatr investors and haveissued long-term debt that is not guaranteed by the “These repayments are an encouraging sign of financiaol repair, but we still have work to do,” Treasuryg Secretary Tim Geithner says. Accordingg to MarketWatch, the banks permitted to pay back the fundx are JPMorganChase Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, American Express, Bank of New York State Street, US BB&T Corp.
, Capital One Financial Corp. and Northern More than 600 banks received a total ofnearlyu $200 billion through the department’s Troubled Assetg Relief Program. About $2 billion of that monegy was paidback previously. Charlotte-basec BofA (NYSE:BAC) received a totaol of $45 billion through the program. San Francisco-based Welle Fargo (NYSE:WFC), which acquired of Charlotte latelast year, got $25 billiom from the TARP initiative, which is designed to thaw the credigt markets and boost the economy. Under the program, banksx retiring their preferred stock can repurchasr the warrants held by theTreasury Department.
Besides the proceede from the sales of the the department also hasreceivef $4.5 billion in dividend payments from progra participants. Proceeds from the repayments will go to theTreasuryt Department’s general fund. The funds can be used to reduces the national debt and can serve as a cushion in case the department needs to respond to financia emergencies inthe future, the departmenyt says.
According to MarketWatch, and are not amon g them. The department says the institutions, whichb it did not name, have met the requirement s for repayment established by federalbanking supervisors. It says many bankws recently have raised equity capital from privatr investors and haveissued long-term debt that is not guaranteed by the “These repayments are an encouraging sign of financiaol repair, but we still have work to do,” Treasuryg Secretary Tim Geithner says. Accordingg to MarketWatch, the banks permitted to pay back the fundx are JPMorganChase Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, American Express, Bank of New York State Street, US BB&T Corp.
, Capital One Financial Corp. and Northern More than 600 banks received a total ofnearlyu $200 billion through the department’s Troubled Assetg Relief Program. About $2 billion of that monegy was paidback previously. Charlotte-basec BofA (NYSE:BAC) received a totaol of $45 billion through the program. San Francisco-based Welle Fargo (NYSE:WFC), which acquired of Charlotte latelast year, got $25 billiom from the TARP initiative, which is designed to thaw the credigt markets and boost the economy. Under the program, banksx retiring their preferred stock can repurchasr the warrants held by theTreasury Department.
Besides the proceede from the sales of the the department also hasreceivef $4.5 billion in dividend payments from progra participants. Proceeds from the repayments will go to theTreasuryt Department’s general fund. The funds can be used to reduces the national debt and can serve as a cushion in case the department needs to respond to financia emergencies inthe future, the departmenyt says.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Onvia's delisting appeal set for June 20 - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Onvia had appealed an earlier Nasdaa decision delisting its shares as of May 24 for tradingvbelow $1 for 90 consecutive days in the perioed ending May 15. The company last week said it plands to executea 1-for-10 reverse stoclk split, which could bring the 23-cenyt shares to $2.30. Shareholder are scheduled to vote on the splitJuly 11. The Nasdaqa panel told the company that it will make a decision on delisting within 45 days of thehearingh date, and that no action regarding the delisting will take place prior to the meeting. The shares must remain over $1 for 10 tradinh days to forestall delisting.
Onvisa said after the split is completed, its cash balancer will be morethan $5 per "Maintaining our Nasdaq listing is a top priorit for the company and for our shareholders," said Mike chairman and chief executiv e officer.
Onvia had appealed an earlier Nasdaa decision delisting its shares as of May 24 for tradingvbelow $1 for 90 consecutive days in the perioed ending May 15. The company last week said it plands to executea 1-for-10 reverse stoclk split, which could bring the 23-cenyt shares to $2.30. Shareholder are scheduled to vote on the splitJuly 11. The Nasdaqa panel told the company that it will make a decision on delisting within 45 days of thehearingh date, and that no action regarding the delisting will take place prior to the meeting. The shares must remain over $1 for 10 tradinh days to forestall delisting.
Onvisa said after the split is completed, its cash balancer will be morethan $5 per "Maintaining our Nasdaq listing is a top priorit for the company and for our shareholders," said Mike chairman and chief executiv e officer.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
N.C. law extends COBRA enrollment - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The law extends the enrollment periox to 120 days from60 days. The often called “mini-COBRA,” will ultimately allow employeed to receive the federalstimulus package’s 65 percent COBRq premium subsidy. Laid-off personnel must have worked at smalol businesses with fewer than20 “Because of this legislation and the federal premium more North Carolinians who have been laid off will be able to maintainn their insurance coverage,” says N.C. Insurance Commissionee Wayne Goodwin.
“We hear from a lot of consumerws who unfortunately have chosen not to extend their coverager through COBRAor mini-COBRA because it is simplt too expensive or they missed the election COBRA gives workers and their families the optiob to continue group health benefitsw for limited periods of time under certain circumstances. Under federalp law, COBRA generally applies to companies with 20 or more and workers may be charged up to 102 percengt of the full healthinsurance premium. Insurance companies of small employere — those who have feweer than 20employees — are requireed to offer continuation coverage under North Carolina’s Group Health Insurance Continuation laws.
The federal stimulus package contains two provisions that expand the benefitsx available to employees whose jobs have been It extends the election period for eligiblee employees to determine whether they wish to enroll in the federalCOBRA program. The new N.C. law providexs the same extended election periodfor mini-COBRqA in North Carolina. The federal package also provides a subsid y that pays for 65 percent of the premiumm for both COBRAand mini-COBRA recipientx who were laid off between Sept. 1, and Dec. 31, 2009.
Depending on the size of the formetr employer, either the employee or the insurance provider fronts 65 percent of the premium amoun t and then recoups that expensde through federal payrolltax credits. Workerd are responsible for the remaining 35 percent ofthe
The law extends the enrollment periox to 120 days from60 days. The often called “mini-COBRA,” will ultimately allow employeed to receive the federalstimulus package’s 65 percent COBRq premium subsidy. Laid-off personnel must have worked at smalol businesses with fewer than20 “Because of this legislation and the federal premium more North Carolinians who have been laid off will be able to maintainn their insurance coverage,” says N.C. Insurance Commissionee Wayne Goodwin.
“We hear from a lot of consumerws who unfortunately have chosen not to extend their coverager through COBRAor mini-COBRA because it is simplt too expensive or they missed the election COBRA gives workers and their families the optiob to continue group health benefitsw for limited periods of time under certain circumstances. Under federalp law, COBRA generally applies to companies with 20 or more and workers may be charged up to 102 percengt of the full healthinsurance premium. Insurance companies of small employere — those who have feweer than 20employees — are requireed to offer continuation coverage under North Carolina’s Group Health Insurance Continuation laws.
The federal stimulus package contains two provisions that expand the benefitsx available to employees whose jobs have been It extends the election period for eligiblee employees to determine whether they wish to enroll in the federalCOBRA program. The new N.C. law providexs the same extended election periodfor mini-COBRqA in North Carolina. The federal package also provides a subsid y that pays for 65 percent of the premiumm for both COBRAand mini-COBRA recipientx who were laid off between Sept. 1, and Dec. 31, 2009.
Depending on the size of the formetr employer, either the employee or the insurance provider fronts 65 percent of the premium amoun t and then recoups that expensde through federal payrolltax credits. Workerd are responsible for the remaining 35 percent ofthe
Monday, June 6, 2011
Wyoming schools struggle with class size requirement - Billings Gazette
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Wyoming schools struggle with class size requirement Billings Gazette Of the 30 districts that have met with commission staff members, only four said they will need more space to fulfill the class size requirement. “The intent of the legislation was not to add classrooms but to address this need by personnel or teachers ... |
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Ritter signs more Colorado business bills - Washington Business Journal:
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Shouting grocery-store workers interrupted Ritter's 5:30 p.m. bill-signiny ceremony, demanding to know why he vetoed a bill that woulc have benefitted union members who are lockerd out oftheir jobs. ( .) Leading up to that event, thos workers released a statement saying even more workintg families would have been helped ifthe third-year governoe hadn’t vetoed House Bill 1170. HB 1170 would have allowecd workers who are locked out during contract negotiations to collect benefits fromthe state’x Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. Ritte vetoed the measure May 19, saying that signing it duringv the current negotiations between United Food and Commerciao Workers UnionLocal No.
7 and three grocery chains , and — would have tilted the balances of power inthe talks. “We’re all in this togethee when it comes to supporting the safetyy net for working said Communications Workers of America representativ e Sheila Lieder in a statement issuedby UFCW. “Hg 1170 would have helped all Coloradoi workers who are trying to do their best in thesd tougheconomic times.” Instead, Ritter signed six bills at the “Helpo for Working Families Fair” at the including Senate Bill 247 by Sen. Lois D-Thornton.
SB 247 expands the pool of thoses eligible for unemployment benefits inColorado and, in turn, allowxs the state to receive $121 million more in federaol benefit aid being issued under the stimulus plan this year. • House Bill 1129, sponsoresd by Rep. Marsha Looper, R-Calhan, whicy allows for a series of 10-year pilot projects in new, mixed-use developments to study what happend to water levels in nearby streams and groundwatetr levels when rainwater and snowmelt in the developments is capturedd and diverted for A 2007 feasibility study done for the Coloradk Water Conservation Board measured the rain that fell on northwes t Douglas County and found that just 3 percent actuallu reacheda stream.
The 97 percent of the either evaporated or was consumecd by plants inthe area. • Senate Bill 244, sponsorexd by Senate PresidentBrandon Shaffer, D-Longmont, whicg requires private health insurers to cover expensive therapies for the treatmen of autism. Some insurers, including Anthem Blue Cros and Blue Shieldof Colorado, dropped their initial opposition to the bill aftefr lawmakers agreed to limit the benefit to children undeer 8. Mike Polakowski, actuarial director of estimated the legislation would cost the average policyholder in thestate $8 a month.
But despitwe the compromise, the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry and other business groups encouraged Rittee to vetothe bill. Loren Furman, a lobbyist for CACI last montnh said goodintentions aside, SB 244 “adds new mandatews and increases the cost of healt h care at a time when businessez are trying to controk costs.” • House Bill 1346, sponsoree by Speaker Terrance Carroll, D-Denver, which makes changes in statee law to allow local governments to take advantagr of low-interest loans on public-works projects in the federakl stimulus package.
Shouting grocery-store workers interrupted Ritter's 5:30 p.m. bill-signiny ceremony, demanding to know why he vetoed a bill that woulc have benefitted union members who are lockerd out oftheir jobs. ( .) Leading up to that event, thos workers released a statement saying even more workintg families would have been helped ifthe third-year governoe hadn’t vetoed House Bill 1170. HB 1170 would have allowecd workers who are locked out during contract negotiations to collect benefits fromthe state’x Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. Ritte vetoed the measure May 19, saying that signing it duringv the current negotiations between United Food and Commerciao Workers UnionLocal No.
7 and three grocery chains , and — would have tilted the balances of power inthe talks. “We’re all in this togethee when it comes to supporting the safetyy net for working said Communications Workers of America representativ e Sheila Lieder in a statement issuedby UFCW. “Hg 1170 would have helped all Coloradoi workers who are trying to do their best in thesd tougheconomic times.” Instead, Ritter signed six bills at the “Helpo for Working Families Fair” at the including Senate Bill 247 by Sen. Lois D-Thornton.
SB 247 expands the pool of thoses eligible for unemployment benefits inColorado and, in turn, allowxs the state to receive $121 million more in federaol benefit aid being issued under the stimulus plan this year. • House Bill 1129, sponsoresd by Rep. Marsha Looper, R-Calhan, whicy allows for a series of 10-year pilot projects in new, mixed-use developments to study what happend to water levels in nearby streams and groundwatetr levels when rainwater and snowmelt in the developments is capturedd and diverted for A 2007 feasibility study done for the Coloradk Water Conservation Board measured the rain that fell on northwes t Douglas County and found that just 3 percent actuallu reacheda stream.
The 97 percent of the either evaporated or was consumecd by plants inthe area. • Senate Bill 244, sponsorexd by Senate PresidentBrandon Shaffer, D-Longmont, whicg requires private health insurers to cover expensive therapies for the treatmen of autism. Some insurers, including Anthem Blue Cros and Blue Shieldof Colorado, dropped their initial opposition to the bill aftefr lawmakers agreed to limit the benefit to children undeer 8. Mike Polakowski, actuarial director of estimated the legislation would cost the average policyholder in thestate $8 a month.
But despitwe the compromise, the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry and other business groups encouraged Rittee to vetothe bill. Loren Furman, a lobbyist for CACI last montnh said goodintentions aside, SB 244 “adds new mandatews and increases the cost of healt h care at a time when businessez are trying to controk costs.” • House Bill 1346, sponsoree by Speaker Terrance Carroll, D-Denver, which makes changes in statee law to allow local governments to take advantagr of low-interest loans on public-works projects in the federakl stimulus package.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Ed Whitacre named new GM chairman - Triangle Business Journal:
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former chairman and CEO of , to become the new chairmanm ofthe U.S. automaker once it completesa itsbankruptcy reorganization. Kresa will continus to serve as interim chairman until Whitacre takes over the helm ofthe U.S. GM says Whitacre and Kresas — along with president and CEO Frederick A. Hendersoh and board members Philip A. Laskawy, Kathrynm V. Marinello, Erroll B. Davis Jr. and E. Nevilld Isdell — will serve as the nucleus of the new GM GM has launched a selection procesa to identify four more directorss who will serve on the boare of thereorganized company.
The Canadian government and the new UnitexdAuto Workers’ Voluntary Employee Benefit Association will each nominate one director, bringing the total number of directors for the companyt to 13. On June 1, GM announced that the company’s thred domestic subsidiaries had filed voluntaryh petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the Unitef States Bankruptcy Code inthe U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southerb District of New The company’s reorganization plan includes sellinbg substantially all of its global assets to a new entity that will take on the GM That sale is subject to the approval of the “The appointment of Ed Whitacrw as chairman represents a very auspicious beginniny for the new GM,” Kresa says.
“Ws look forward to working with him to complete the reinventioj of GM and maximize the enormous potential of thisnew enterprise.” 67, was chairman and CEO of AT&T Inc. and its predecessor companiees from 1990to 2007. Durint his tenure, which began with Southwestern Bell, Whitacre led the companhy through a series of mergersand acquisitions. One of the more prominentg acquisitionswas AT&T. Whitacre retired from AT&T in 2007, handingy over the reins of the compang toRandall Stephenson. AT&T (NYSE: T) subsequently relocatec headquarters to Dallasin 2008. Whitacre maintainsx an office inSan Antonio.
Following his retirement, Whitacre acceptexd a teaching position on the business facultyu at Texas Lutheran Universityin Texas, near San Antonio. “I am honorecd to be able to serve GM at this critical juncture and take part in its Whitacre says. GM was founded in 1908. The companty now manufactures cars and trucks in 34 Its headquarters arein Detroit.
former chairman and CEO of , to become the new chairmanm ofthe U.S. automaker once it completesa itsbankruptcy reorganization. Kresa will continus to serve as interim chairman until Whitacre takes over the helm ofthe U.S. GM says Whitacre and Kresas — along with president and CEO Frederick A. Hendersoh and board members Philip A. Laskawy, Kathrynm V. Marinello, Erroll B. Davis Jr. and E. Nevilld Isdell — will serve as the nucleus of the new GM GM has launched a selection procesa to identify four more directorss who will serve on the boare of thereorganized company.
The Canadian government and the new UnitexdAuto Workers’ Voluntary Employee Benefit Association will each nominate one director, bringing the total number of directors for the companyt to 13. On June 1, GM announced that the company’s thred domestic subsidiaries had filed voluntaryh petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the Unitef States Bankruptcy Code inthe U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southerb District of New The company’s reorganization plan includes sellinbg substantially all of its global assets to a new entity that will take on the GM That sale is subject to the approval of the “The appointment of Ed Whitacrw as chairman represents a very auspicious beginniny for the new GM,” Kresa says.
“Ws look forward to working with him to complete the reinventioj of GM and maximize the enormous potential of thisnew enterprise.” 67, was chairman and CEO of AT&T Inc. and its predecessor companiees from 1990to 2007. Durint his tenure, which began with Southwestern Bell, Whitacre led the companhy through a series of mergersand acquisitions. One of the more prominentg acquisitionswas AT&T. Whitacre retired from AT&T in 2007, handingy over the reins of the compang toRandall Stephenson. AT&T (NYSE: T) subsequently relocatec headquarters to Dallasin 2008. Whitacre maintainsx an office inSan Antonio.
Following his retirement, Whitacre acceptexd a teaching position on the business facultyu at Texas Lutheran Universityin Texas, near San Antonio. “I am honorecd to be able to serve GM at this critical juncture and take part in its Whitacre says. GM was founded in 1908. The companty now manufactures cars and trucks in 34 Its headquarters arein Detroit.
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