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WASHINGTON, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will host a workshop for directors of nationally chartered community banks and federal savings associations in Springfield, Illinois, at the Hilton Springfield, April 2-4, 2012. The workshop provides practical information that expands bank directors' skills and understanding of issues facing their banks. Entitled, "A Director's Challenge: Mastering the Basics," the workshop is...
JACKSON, Miss. and MANASQUAN, N.J., March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Morgan Chase Management ("MCM") of Jackson, MS, a leading provider of management services for large scale events, worker housing and disaster relief efforts, and Sustainable Building Innovations, Inc. ("SBI"), a leading designer and manufacturer of highly energy efficient, rapidly deployable and re-locatable building systems, have formed a new joint venture to provide comprehensive worker housing and disaster relief...
NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "From David to Goliath: How Entrepreneurs Overcome the Challenges of Company Growth," a report released today by Credit Suisse and Dr. Helena Yli-Renko, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Southern California, provides an intimate look at the challenges and triumphs of 13 successful entrepreneurs across the US and Latin America. The report highlights these...
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer backlash against bank fees, coupled with poor service and unmet customer expectations, has fueled increases in defection rates among customers of large, regional and midsize banks, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Bank Customer Switching and Acquisition Study(SM) released today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050527/LAF028LOGO-a) On the heels of "Bank Transfer Day" on November 5, 2011,...
SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, today released a new default servicing platform to the mortgage industry that will streamline the way mortgage servicers manage loans through all stages of the default lifecycle. The new platform, DefaultView, opens pathways between previously disconnected servicing functions, allowing a dynamic exchange of information across multiple...
Chase To Donate 100 Homes and Support to Nonprofit SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Operation Homefront, the national nonprofit that provides emergency assistance to military families and Wounded Warriors, today launched a partnership with Chase that will put at least 100 Wounded Warrior, military, and veteran families permanently into homes this year. The bank is providing the homes and other support to enable Operation Homefront to administer the "Homes on the...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As companies seek to maintain liquidity amid volatile markets, chief financial officers and corporate treasurers will convene at the eighth annual CTC Global Corporate Treasurers Forum in May to discuss how the principles of innovation can apply to the treasurer's global role. The event, produced by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) will take place May 16-18 at the Royal Palms Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, with Bank of...
NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Credit Suisse and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, entitled, "Strategic Philanthropy: Guide to Evaluation," provides greater context and clarity around evaluation, drawing from a review of best practices, interviews conducted by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and examples from a variety of case studies, to address why philanthropists think about evaluation. The paper also gives an overview of the major trends and...
NEW YORK, LONDON, THE HAGUE, Netherlands and TUNIS, Tunisia, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ContourGlobal announced today that it has been awarded the 2011 Africa Power Deal of the Year by Euromoney's Project Finance magazine for its $142 million KivuWatt project, which was signed in August 2011 and reached financial closing in December 2011. Representatives from ContourGlobal and the KivuWatt lending group accepted the award on behalf of the project at the annual Euromoney Project...
HOUSTON, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kirby Corporation ("Kirby") (NYSE:KEX) announced today that Kirby will present at the Credit Suisse Energy Conference, Stifel Nicolaus Transportation Conference and the BB&T Capital Markets Transportation Conference. Specifics of each conference are as follows: Credit Suisse Energy Summit Location: Vail, Colorado Presenter: Joe Pyne, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer...
