UConn Today – UConn alumnus and chiropractor Norman Eng ’99 is thrilled to be a part of Team USA Track & Field, as he accompanies them to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Author: Melissa Ferrigno
On Earnings Calls, Retail Execs Underplay How Well The Company Is Performing
Panel: Business Funding Requires More Than an Idea
UConn School of Business to Remain on Constitution Plaza Expanding UConn’s Overall Presence in Downtown Hartford
The UConn School of Business’ graduate degree programs based in downtown Hartford received good news recently—they will remain in their current location and expand to additional space.
Not only did the Board of Trustees vote to extend the Graduate Business Learning Center’s (GBLC) lease at 100 Constitution Plaza, but also agreed to add two additional floors to the existing space, allocating a total of six floors of classroom, meeting and office space. Continue Reading
Stamford Donors Find Joy Creating a Legacy of Philanthropy
UConn Foundation – Donors Peter ’55 (BUS) and Re’ Telep are committed to supporting UConn Stamford students today – and in the future.
In 2009, the couple established the Telep Family Scholarship to support UConn Stamford students. Recently, the two decided to ensure the scholarship’s longevity by creating an endowed scholarship through their estate plans. For the Teleps, this scholarship is an opportunity to give back and help others move ahead in the world.
Do CEOs lie? Perhaps, but not how you think
Citizens Names Hazzard as Head of Structured Finance
Brexit casts uncertainty over CT exporters
Hartford Business Journal – Connecticut’s seventh largest trade partner is in a state of economic and political flux casting a sense of uncertainty over in-state exporters to the United Kingdom.
New Study Claims Corporate Executives Intentionally Mislead Investors for Personal Gain
Bloomberg – It won’t surprise any market-watcher to learn that in the run-up to earnings season, companies tend to lower the bar for top and bottom line performance, thereby giving themselves better odds of exceeding analysts’ expectations.
However, a new working paper suggests that the sins of omission that occur during the corporate “cheating” season, as it was dubbed by Societe Generale Global Head of Quantitative Strategy Andrew Lapthorne, are far more insidious.
Implementing the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 2014: Perspectives of Stakeholders
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education Labor & Pensions – The economic impact of investing in child care cannot be underestimated, noted Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor at a recent committee hearing. Taylor referenced a study by the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, which found that in the city of New Haven, Conn. there was a $9.4 million macroeconomic increase and a $17 million/year tax increase when you invest in child care programs and have them stay open, stay stable, and have quality.