This past Monday (10.27.08), DARTON partner Mark Weber had the opportunity to enjoy lunch and network with members and guests at the Matthews Rotary Club. The guest speaker was meteorologist Terri Bennett. Terri is well known in the Carolinas for her past years as a television weather personality on both WCNC-TV and WSOC-TV. Since leaving television [...]
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Corporate Green: The Role of Finance in the Green Movement
Posted in Continued Education, Trends, tagged Corporate Green Strategies, Darton Group, green strategy and finance, Mark Weber, Matthews Rotary Club, Terri Bennett, terribennett.com on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Under New Ownership: Bank of America (60 Minutes)
Posted in In the News, tagged 60 Minutes, Bank of America, Charlotte North Carolina, Darton Group, Hugh McColl, Ken Lewis, Lesley Stahl on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In cased you missed it, 60 Minutes recently ran a story that featured Charlotte’s own Bank of America and Ken Lewis (CEO). The angle of the story was focused on the Treasury Department’s plans for buying into some of the USA’s largest financial institutions. This federal government ownership stake extends to Bank of America. Lesley Stahl, [...]
North Carolina: Top 75 Public Companies
Posted in Research + Statistics, tagged Business North Carolina, Darton Group, North Carolina Business Statistics, North Carolina Department of Commerce, North Carolina GDP, North Carolina Public Companies, Top 75 Public Companies in North Carolina on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With a GDP (2007 estimate) of $371 billion (10th in the USA and the same as Sweden, the 20th largest GDP in the world), North Carolina is home to an abundance of businesses. (Statistics courtesy of The North Carolina Department of Commerce). Wondering who the largest public companies are in North Carolina? The DARTON team likes [...]
Banking – Who is the Largest?
Posted in Research + Statistics, tagged Bank of America, banking industry, Banking statistics, Charlotte banking, Citigroup, Darton Group, Financial Week, J.P. Morgan Chase, largest USA bank, largest USA bank by assets, Reuters on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So amidst the continuing banking storm, the folks at Reuters www.reuters.com yesterday published an article with the latest bank rankings. The big news? J.P. Morgan Chase has become the largest U.S. bank by assets, surpassing long-time leader Citigroup. Of particular interest to those of us here in Charlotte, Bank of America may pass J.P. Morgan [...]
XBRL and Global Early Adopters
Posted in Financial Reporting, Technology, tagged Darton Group, Extensible Business Reporting Language, Journal of Accountancy, Karen Kernan, XBRL, XBRL Early Adopters on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) is an XML-based language similar to that used on the web. XBRL is being developed for the automation of business information requirements, such as the preparation, sharing, and analysis of financial reports, statements, and audit schedules. The DARTON team recently reviewed an article written by Karen Kernan for JOURNAL OF [...]
More Reasons We Love LinkedIn…
Posted in Job Search Strategies, Networking, Trends, tagged Charlotte recruiters, Darton Group, job searching tips, LinkedIn, Networking on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you who have spent time getting to know the team at DARTON GROUP, it is quite likely that you have heard us promote the benefits of LinkedIn www.linkedin.com. In driving our project consulting business, the DARTON team optimizes opportunities for our associates through networking. We are passionate about networking and are absolute believers in [...]
Steering Through the Credit Crunch
Posted in Research + Statistics, Workplace Trends, tagged AFP, Association for Financial Professionals, Cash Strategies, cfo.com, Credit Crunch, Darton Group, Sarah Johnson, Treasury Trends on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
2 weeks ago, the Association for Financial Professionals/AFP (http://www.afponline.org/) surveyed 366 treasurers and CFOs to understand how companies are responding to the prevailing “credit crunch”. As reported by Sarah Johnson at CFO.com, nearly 2/3 of companies have taken steps to address their diminished ability to borrow. So how bad is the credit crunch? Here’s what [...]
America’s Most Wanted Workers
Posted in Research + Statistics, Workplace Trends, tagged 2008 labor statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics 2008, Charlotte jobs, consulting jobs, Darton Group, Growth industries on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wondering which industries are hiring people during these stormy economic times? The DARTON team reviewed an article today published by CNN.com that spotlights the following industries as being in “job growth” mode: 1. Professional & Business Services: The “Management & Technical Consulting” classification has added more than 30,000 jobs in the first 7 months of [...]
It Is Not a Knock-Out Punch
Posted in Charlotte Region, In the News, Research + Statistics, tagged Charlotte Economy, Charlotte Industries, Charlotte jobs, Charlotte Regional Partnership, Charlotte Workforce Statistics, Wachovia and Citigroup, Wachovia and Wells Fargo, Wachovia sale on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Charlotte region kicked off the week on Monday to unsettling news…Wachovia’s retail banking operations is being acquired by Citigroup. The Wachovia saga continues today with the breaking news that Wells Fargo Co. has trumped Citigroup’s deal and will acquire all of Wachovia in a $15.1 billion all-stock deal. When coupled with the continued national economic storm, continued [...]
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