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Business Pulse: Domestic M&A value swells
Aggregate value of domestic M&A transactions continues to swell despite a reduced number of announced deals, with dollars committed in May surpassing last year’s pace, supported by several billion-dollar-plus strategic buys. Strategic buyers are actively pursuing acquisitions, incentivized by a slow organic growth environment and abundant cash reserves. S&P 500 companies are sitting on $1.7 […]
How Michael Riggs used his forte of turning companies around at Jack Cooper Holdings
STL Ernst & Young Entreprneur of the Year Turnaround Winner T. Michael Riggs Chairman Jack Cooper Holdings Jack Cooper Holdings Chairman T. Michael Riggs is an optimist. How else can you explain why he bought his largest competitor in the car-hauling industry, which was 10 times the size of his company and on […]
How Chris Gladwin founded a new storage process with Cleversafe
Technology FINALIST With an engineering degree from MIT in the 1980s and having already started a computer consulting company when PCs were just being introduced, Chris Gladwin could have had a successful career working for a large technology company. However, he decided to launch MusicNow hoping to revolutionize the way users obtain and store music […]
How Jimmy Zeilinger used parenting experience to found Brand Castle and its cooking kits
NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Retail and Consumer Products Winner Jimmy Zeilinger founder and president Brand Castle, LLC The idea of Brand Castle, LLC, came to Jimmy Zeilinger while he was in a local bookstore and came across a cookbook aimed for parents who wanted to create cooking projects with […]
How a steely resolve helped Arthur Moore drive American Alloy Steel to the top of its industry
Distribution & Manufacturing FINALIST Arthur Moore President and CEO American Alloy Steel Inc. As Arthur Moore transitioned from serving the United States in World War II to building a career in the steel industry, he noticed some similarities between the two pursuits. While there were obvious differences, Moore was struck by the importance of discipline, […]
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How Bob Keller rescued a static Escalade from imminent obscurity
Consumer Products and Services FINALIST When Escalade, Inc. was stuck in a rut, it needed a radical business philosophy to become innovative and assume leadership in branding and innovation within the sporting goods market. The development of new product lines had become a secondary priority to the needs of the growing dominance of big box […]
How Michael Miles found a need for flexible staffing with The Seaton Cos.
Services FINALIST It was the late 1980s, and companies were adopting the practice of just-in-time (JIT) inventory management. However, the model for the staffing industry did not address the complex service requirements of JIT clients. Michael Miles took notice of the situations and co-founded The Seaton Cos. in 1988 with fellow Arizona State University alumni […]