Below is one of the most daunting graphs I have come across during this recession. It is not nearly as complicated as it appears so don’t give up on it easily. The graph, from www.calculatedriskblog.com compares the amount of jobs lost during each of the recessions since World War II (1945) . . . and how long…
Laura Carley, BCWM Wealth Advisor, joined other members of the Overland Park Young Professionals (YP) for the group's first YP Cares event on July 20, 2010 at SAFEHOME. The Young Professionals is a new program of the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce designed to provide professional, social, and mentoring opportunities to those in their 20s and 30s who…
Mindy Corporon serves on the board of directors of the Community Foundation of Johnson County. One of the several community foundations across the country that is affiliated with New Horizons, Community Foundation of Johnson County’s mission is to improve the community’s quality of life by increasing charitable giving, connecting donors to needs they care about…
Corporate profits are up. One by one, throughout the month of July, corporations announced earnings for the quarter which ended June 30th and the vast majority declared they are making money. Some, like General Electric, have raised their dividend….dividends which were drastically cut two years ago. Corporate balance sheets are flush with cash and, on…
Mindy Corporon was recently announced as one of the winners selected for the Kansas City Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business class of 2010. This annual program honors some of the Kansas City metro area’s top corporate executives and entrepreneurs, with the 2010 class of 25 bringing the total number of women honored over the years…
