Revenue generated by the US restaurant industry is forecasted to grow steadily over the next few years, surpassing GDP growth rates over the same period. What factors are [...]
D&B launches new Hoover’s Optimizer add-on product
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March 26, 2012, 8:38 AM
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Today The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (D&B) is launching a new product on Hoover’s that will help users transform customer and prospect data into actionable, commercial insight. Called Hoover’s Optimizer, the add-on service [...]
Hospital mergers of 2011
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December 22, 2011, 8:30 AM
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With health reform looming, 2011 found a record number of hospitals giving in to the consolidation trend. By merging or affiliating with broader organizations, many of these facilities hope to [...]
Sixthman named fastest-growing travel company
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August 29, 2011, 3:01 PM
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A firm that charters cruises specifically for music fans has been named the country’s fastest-growing travel company by Inc. magazine. In an industry that has suffered under a recession and [...]
Facebook targets small business
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July 28, 2011, 9:14 AM
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In yet another major upstaging of Google‘s month-old social media tool, Facebook has introduced “Facebook for Business,” a new education center devoted to helping small businesses capitalize on the network. [...]
Q2 IPOs in review
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July 14, 2011, 8:18 PM
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The second quarter of 2011 may well be remembered as the stock market debut of the American social media sector. An explosive first-day showing by professional networking site LinkedIn, not [...]
Bizarre Pittsburgh proposal: will Highmark – West Penn merger work?
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June 29, 2011, 11:49 AM
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An interesting tidbit in the news yesterday had the Hoover’s health care industry team buzzing: a major regional health insurance provider, Highmark, wants to acquire a major regional hospital operator, West [...]
SXSW Interactive Finale
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March 15, 2011, 4:34 PM
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On Monday as I was wrapping up a late-afternoon blog at the Austin Convention Center, I struck up a conversation with a young entrepreneur who was in town for SXSW. [...]
Hoover’s at SXSW
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March 14, 2011, 8:21 AM
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Hey SXSW-ers! Just a quick reminder that Hoover’s is here! Stop by anytime today and Tuesday at the Mashery Circus Mashimus lounge in the Austin Convention Center and get an [...]
Health care IPOs are hot to trot
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February 18, 2011, 5:05 PM
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IPOs in the health care industry have been on the rapid rise in 2011. There is much speculation over what’s causing this trend. My theory is that reform measures are spurring health [...]
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