Median CEO Pay Rises To $9.7M In 2012
May 22, 2013
After years of pressure from corporate governance activists unhappy about big payouts, many companies have revamped their compensation formulas … continue
FROM: LateWire
Region’s Manufacturers Report Weakened Business Activity
May 16, 2013 — Manufacturing firms responding to the Bank’s Business Outlook Survey reported weakened business activity. The survey’s index of current activity decreased to -5.2 in May from 1.3 in April. Future indicators suggest that respondents remain optimistic about business activity over the next six months.
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May 13, 2013
by Jon Talton
The Census Bureau has a nifty interactive map on business patterns at the state and county level, based on its latest survey (2011) released in April. It allows for some interesting compare-and-contrast. For example, Washington is only slightly more populous than Arizona (6.9 million vs. 6.6 million), yet we are home to 173,511 businesses vs. 130,305 for the Grand Canyon State. Arizona also trails less populous Colorado (150,889).
So what accounts for the difference? At least in the Washington vs. Arizona match up, I suspect it has a great deal to do with the large headquarters and successful clusters in aerospace, software and biotech/biomedical. The former provides sizable mother ships that support many small-business vendors, while the latter produces a culture of genuine (as opposed to the buzzword) innovation and startups, both at critical-mass levels so growth and reinvention happen. The Seattle area also draws a very high level of college graduates. Arizona has nothing to compare.
The “fun facts” mostly involve the most populous states and counties (e.g., most auto repair outlets, California; most convenience stores, Texas). King County does rank third with the most day care centers (870) after LA County and Chicago’s Cook County. King County ranked No. 8 in full-service restaurants and No. 9 in real-estate businesses. A shocking failure: King County didn’t make the list of top 10 in number of bars. It hasn’t been for my lack of patronage.
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May 15, 2013
Feature: Corporations Kill Eagles
In spite of years of corporate hype over invention and creativity, big corporations have found that they can be neither innovative nor creative … continue
FROM: Today in Manufacturing
May 15, 2013
Where Has All The Training Gone?
Training for skilled manufacturing positions has been hit by a perfect storm of budget cuts and the mistaken idea that all young workers should go to college… continue
FROM: LateWire
May 14, 2013
EU Probes Oil Companies For Price-Fixing
European anti-trust authorities have launched investigations into at least three oil companies on suspicion of price-fixing… continue
FROM: LateWire