Mergers and Acquisitions September 1, 2026
Nichols Cauley Acquires The LaRocco Cos. in Georgia
The Atlanta-area financial services company has added Norcross, GA-based LaRocco, a privately owned employee benefits brokerage and advisory firm.
February 25, 2019
FICO Making Big Changes to Credit Scores
FICO 2.0 is arriving. A new method in credit scoring from the Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO), called the UltraFICO Score, is being rolled out this spring. The change is expected to open up credit avenues to tens of millions of Americans who would have ...
February 25, 2019
JPMorgan Chase Invests $150,000 to Support Veterans Cybersecurity Training Program
JPMorgan Chase has invested an additional $150,000 in Cyber Florida and its host institution, the University of South Florida, to launch a new iteration of the successful New Skills for a New Fight (NSNF) program, which provides free cybersecurity ...
February 25, 2019
Vertex Expands Integrations for Enterprise Sales with Insite Software Partnership
The integration between Vertex and InsiteCommerce will support a comprehensive list of capabilities such as exemptions and discounts, with pinpoint tax area precision. With multiple deployment options, users can integrate with Vertex in cloud, hosted ...
February 25, 2019
Imports Still Strong as Possible March Tariffs Approach
Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports have dipped since peaks seen last fall but remain at higher-than-usual levels as a possible increase in tariffs on goods from China approaches in March, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker ...
February 25, 2019
Access to Top-Quality Education Varies Depending on Local Home Values
When asked to compare their neighborhood's access to various resources with other areas, most people said they have above average access to basic public services like fire departments, hospitals and libraries. This held true regardless of the value of ...
February 25, 2019
Majority of Retailers Say They are Surviving, Not Thriving, in 2019
More than half (54 percent) of traditional retailers—including big box, department store, discount and specialty retailers— say they are just surviving headed into 2019, according to the 2019 BDO Retail Rationalized Survey of 300 c-suite executives.
February 22, 2019
Endeavor Business Media Acquires Multiple PennWell Operating Units
Endeavor Business Media has announced the acquisition of a number of the former PennWell media properties from Clarion Events including titles covering the oil and gas industry, industrial technology, dentistry, and water utilities.
February 18, 2019
Fintech Investment in the U.S. More Than Doubles in 2018 to $52.5 Billion
A significant number of $100 million plus megadeals helping propel fintech-based VC investment to $11.4 billion, up from $7 billion in 2017. The number of fintech VC deals also reached a new high of 773 in 2018, up from 661 in 2017.
February 18, 2019
2018 Holiday Retail Sales Grew 2.9 Percent
The numbers, which exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants, fell short of NRF’s forecast last fall that holiday sales from November 1 through December 31 would grow between 4.3 percent and 4.8 percent to between $717.45 billion ...
February 14, 2019
Capital One Launches Business CreditWise to Help Business Owners Access, Understand and Manage Business Credit
According to a recent Capital One survey, nearly one third (31 percent) of small business owners have either never heard of business credit reports or know very little about them. By proactively managing their credit, businesses gain other important ...
February 11, 2019
Retail Sales Predicted to Grow Up to 4.4% in 2019
The National Retail Federation is forecasting that retail sales during 2019 will increase between 3.8 percent and 4.4 percent to more than $3.8 trillion despite threats from an ongoing trade war, the volatile stock market and the effects of the ...
February 11, 2019
Home Values Slowing in Most Markets
Annual home value growth slowed in more than half of the nation's largest housing markets since this time last year, according to the December Zillow® Real Estate Market Reporti. Seattle and San Jose, Calif., saw the biggest declines in appreciation ...