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Amazon to Increase U.S. Workforce by 50%
Amazon said Thursday it will add 100,000 full-time jobs in the U.S. over the next 18 months, many of them at the new warehouses it is building to fulfill orders quickly and cheaply.The e-commerce giant has been opening new fulfillment centers around the country as it pushes to maintain its edge i...
By Matthew Heller • Jan. 12, 2017 -
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2017 Promises to Be a Wild Year for Health Care
In the health-care arena, this new year is shaping up as one that’s likely to be filled with uncertainty, opportunity, and change.Brian Marcotte Health careFor large U.S. employers like the 420 that are members of the National Business Group on Health, the issue of greatest concern is obviously t...
By Brian Marcotte and National Business Group on Health • Jan. 6, 2017 -
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Trump Names Wall Street Lawyer to Head SEC
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named Jay Clayton, a Wall Street lawyer who has defended large banks including Goldman Sachs, to serve as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Clayton, a partner at the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell, would replace Mary Jo White. H...
By Matthew Heller • Jan. 4, 2017 -
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Don’t Count on ACA Repeal Anytime Soon
Exactly where a repeal of the Affordable Care Act will reside on the priority lists of Congress and President-elect Donald Trump remains to be seen. It appears, however, that companies shouldn’t count on a swift demise for the law.President Obama is scheduled to meet on Wednesday with congression...
By David McCann • Jan. 4, 2017 -
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Trump Names China Critic as U.S. Trade Rep
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated attorney Robert Lighthizer, a critic of China’s trade practices and an advocate of greater protectionism, as U.S. trade representative.The selection of Lighthizer is another signal that Trump is poised to take into government the aggressive trade ...
By Matthew Heller • Jan. 3, 2017 -
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CFOs on the Move: Week Ending Dec. 23
Stanley Sutula III has been chosen to fill the top finance spot at Pitney Bowes, effective Feb. 1. He takes over for Michael Monahan, who will stay on as chief operating officer. Most recently, Sutula was controller at IBM.Stanley Sutula III Robert Seidel has been promoted to finance chief at FAR...
By Joan Urdang • Dec. 23, 2016 -
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‘Constant Battle to Drive Profit’ in Hotel Business
The ultimate cyclical industry, always flowing and ebbing in tandem with the economy, the hotel business is in something of a holding pattern these days.Carrie McIntyre Like most industry players, Interstate Hotels & Resorts — which manages 427 properties flying the flags of the best-known br...
By David McCann • Dec. 19, 2016 -
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CFOs on the Move: Week Ending Dec. 16
William Osbourn, Jr., will head finance at Xerox following its split into two companies at the end of the year, and current finance chief Leslie Varon will retire after a period of transition. Most recently, Osbourn was co-CFO of Time Warner Cable.William Osbourn, Jr. Rent-A-Center has announced ...
By Joan Urdang • Dec. 16, 2016 -
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ACA Is a Drain on Corporate Coffers
Proponents of the Affordable Care Act say the law did not adversely impact employers and employer health plans. That’s not true.Christopher Condeluci Although not as significant as the impact on individual-market health plans, health-plan requirements under the law — such as covering adult childr...
By Christopher Condeluci • Dec. 15, 2016 -
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Square-Off: Should the Affordable Care Act Be Repealed?
One way or the other, opinions on the merits of the Affordable Care Act run deep. But whatever your position is, if you think the question of whether the law should be preserved or cast aside is a matter of black and white, consider this:In a survey of 446 U.S. employers, published earlier this y...
By David McCann • Dec. 14, 2016 -
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Grocery CFO Battles Food-Price Deflation
Richard Phegley is keeping his head above water, even if pricing for his company’s products has been underwater for months.Richard Phegley While the retail grocery industry has been plagued by deflation all year, Smart & Final Stores, where Phegley is CFO, is on track for flat profits this ye...
By David McCann • Dec. 14, 2016 -
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Modify, Not Replace, the ACA: Corporate Health Leader
The Affordable Care Act should be “substantially modified,” not “repealed and replaced,” in order to preserve the public exchanges and insurance reforms under the law.Brian Marcotte A complete repeal of the ACA, even with a long transition period, could trigger a death spiral in the public exchan...
By National Business Group on Health and Brian Marcotte • Dec. 14, 2016 -
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Affordable Care Act Is a Big Success for Everyone
To read the press accounts, you would think the Affordable Care Act is nothing but a string of failures. Large premium hikes, insurers pulling out of markets, and policies with shrinking coverage.Robert Field Robert FieldBut the full story is very different. The ACA has achieved impressive succes...
By Robert Field • Dec. 14, 2016 -
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Trump’s Pension Policy
With Democrats worried about the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and Republicans focused on reinvigorating their legislative and administrative agendas, national pension and retirement policy questions aren’t at the forefront of Donald Trump’s first-100-days agenda. But given recent regulatory ...
By Rob Massa • Dec. 9, 2016 -
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How to Retain Young Finance Pros
Employers should take note: young finance professionals prioritize job mobility and career progression over company loyalty. In order to cultivate and retain top talent, it’s important to recognize that while “jobs for life” are a thing of the past, there are ways to harness the ambitions of our ...
By Warner Johnston • Dec. 8, 2016 -
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Obamacare Fuels Rapid Rise in Health Spending
The Affordable Care Act has triggered “dramatic changes” in healthcare, with health spending in 2015 growing at its fastest rate since 2007, according to a new government report.Spending rose 5.8% to $3.2 trillion, or $9,990 per person, last year as Obamacare expanded health insurance coverage th...
By Matthew Heller • Dec. 5, 2016 -
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‘Remote Team’ Doesn’t Have to Mean ‘Remote Leadership’
There is a sure-fire way to improve workplace morale and productivity while cutting costs at the same time. It’s simple: tell your people to stay home. What’s less simple is optimally managing remote teams.The topic is timely and relevant, because the prevalence of such teams is accelerating. Acc...
By Ian Stewart • Dec. 1, 2016 -
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CFOs on the Move: Week Ending Nov. 25
Molson Coors Brewing has named Tracey Joubert to head finance. She takes over for Mauricio Restrepo, who has resigned. Joubert has been finance chief of the firm’s U.S. division since 2012.Dianna Cervantes Retailer DSW has promoted Jared Poff to the top finance spot. He has been at the company si...
By Joan Urdang • Nov. 23, 2016 -
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After 42 Years with One Company, a Retiring CFO Reflects
One day, Jeff Burchill answered a want ad in the newspaper for a job with a property insurer, Protection Mutual. It was October 1974. Gerald Ford was president, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were 19, the Dow Jones Industrial Averaged closed the year at 616, and the price of gasoline in the United Sta...
By David McCann • Nov. 23, 2016 -
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State Minimum-Wage Votes May Pressure Congress to Act
Employees at low-paying jobs in four states can expect a raise next year after voters passed proposals on Election Day to increase the minimum wage. Arizona, Maine, and Colorado plan to gradually increase the wage floor to $12 from an average of just under $8 by 2020. Washington will hike an alre...
By Sean Allocca • Nov. 17, 2016 -
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Trump’s Obamacare: What Employers Can Expect
In the aftermath of last week’s election of Donald Trump as president of the United States and the Republicans’ retention of control over both the House and the Senate, many are beginning to assess the impact of a Republican controlled Congress and presidency on the future of the Affordable Care ...
By Amy Gordon and Susan Nash • Nov. 16, 2016 -
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Uncertainty Flares Again for Health Benefits
For years after the 2010 enactment of the Affordable Care Act, CFOs were frustrated by uncertainty over how the law would impact costs as its various provisions were rolled out. Repeated and prolonged litigious and legislative battles over the ACA exacerbated the murky outlook.The anxiety has dec...
By David McCann • Nov. 11, 2016 -
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From Base Stealer to Bone Healer: A CFO’s Journey
You might not think of urgent-care centers, where you can come in off the street for quick treatment of a flu or stomach ache, as retail outfits. After all, they don’t sell clothing, makeup, auto parts, or other actual products the way classical retailers do.Justin Irizzary But Justin Irizarry do...
By David Katz • Nov. 11, 2016 -
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Employers Warm to Telemedicine Benefits
Telemedicine may no longer be a novelty, with nearly three in five large U.S. employers now providing cost-saving digital healthcare benefits to employees.The Mercer National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans found that 59% of employers offer access to a telemedicine program, compared wit...
By Matthew Heller • Nov. 3, 2016 -
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CFOs on the Move: Week Ending Oct. 28
Allen Mistysyn has been promoted to CFO and senior vice president – finance at The Sherwin-Williams Co., effective Jan. 1. He takes over for Sean Hennessy, who will become senior vice president – corporate planning, development, and administration. Mistysyn joined the firm in 1990 and is currentl...
By Joan Urdang • Oct. 28, 2016
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