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DETROIT, July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Armed with growing revenues and strong balance sheets, and to keep up with increasing vehicle demand, U.S. auto executives expect to boost domestic headcount and expand facilities in the coming year, according to a recent survey by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax, and advisory firm. Despite their overall bullishness, executives cite some significant challenges ahead, including persistent pricing pressures, a growing gap in qualified labor,...

MINNEAPOLIS, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Minneapolis business leaders are more optimistic and see increased profits and hiring than a year ago, according to a survey by the Audit Committee Institute (ACI) of KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm. In fact, 76 percent of Minneapolis-area business leaders feel that profits will increase in 2012, up from 67 percent a year ago. And 48 percent plan to increase headcount, up from 35 percent a year ago. The survey was taken during...

Every Purchase of Phil's Blue Hat Provides Three New Books for Kids in Need, Thanks to First Book and KPMG WASHINGTON, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This summer, you can do good and get something cool for your favorite golf fan in return. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101214/DC17316LOGO-b) KPMG and golf champion Phil Mickelson have joined forces with First Book, a nonprofit that provides new books to schools and programs serving kids in need, to make a...

ORLANDO, Fla., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mindpix Corp. (Pink: MPIX). Today Mindpix announces the establishment of its first-ever formalized Business Advisory Board to include Shareholders and Officers Armando Almirall, Mary Waldman, and Roxanna Weber, as well as new Strategic Partners Wayne Kalish and Chris Addison. The primary purpose of the Advisory Board is to evaluate and execute important business decisions in a collaborative way, including but not limited to the following:...

WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and KPMG LLP, the audit, tax, and advisory firm, announced today the creation of the Georgetown Institute for Consumer Research, Sponsored by KPMG. The institute will focus on developing innovative, ground-breaking consumer research to illuminate the challenges and opportunities of understanding and marketing to technologically empowered consumers. The institute,...

NEW YORK, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) has ranked KPMG International number one in the IAOP's annual ranking of the World's Best Outsourcing Advisors. The list was published today in a special Fortune magazine advertising section featuring commentary on the current state of outsourcing. KPMG moved up from the number two slot in last year's IAOP ranking. "This recognition in the shared services and...

MINNEAPOLIS, July 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Network Instruments, a worldwide leader in network and application performance monitoring, today announced that Jenny Kray has been hired to be the company's Chief Financial Officer. Kray, who brings over a decade of financial analysis, governance, and management experience with fast growing high-tech public companies, was most recently the Compellent Controller for Dell, Inc. "Jenny is an excellent addition to the Network Instruments...

WARREN, Mich., July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Being named a Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For (TM), is a designation that hundreds of companies pursue. This year, the 2012 winners proved to be companies that deliver exceptional human resources practices and an impressive commitment to their employees. The National Association for Business Resources (NABR) selected only 101 companies that best represent the most innovative human resource programs to...

ABU DHABI, UAE, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KPMG names Middle East projects among 100 of the most innovative global infrastructure projects that make cities liveable, sustainable and renewable A range of projects that span the Middle East have received global recognition after being chosen among the 100 most innovative and inspiring urban infrastructure projects in the world, in the much anticipated second edition of KPMG's Infrastructure 100 report. (Photo:...

NEW YORK, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolving regulatory complexity and efforts to mitigate risk strongly influence risk management programs across organizations, according to new research from audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP. But just 16 percent of over 100 executives polled at the 2012 RSA Archer GRC Summit described their risk management processes as automated, despite the availability of enabling technologies to help manage risk. "The number of respondents using the...