Greenwich Time – Last year, Charter Communications supercharged its growth with two blockbuster deals. Now, other giants are apparently eyeing Charter for their own expansions.
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Eyeing Wireless Expansion, Charter and Comcast Forge Closer Ties
Greenwich Time – Charter Communications cemented its dominance of the cable market last year by acquiring two of the largest firms in the industry. Now it is forging closer ties with the country’s largest cable company and possibly one of the largest cellular carriers in a bid to tap into new markets.
UConn Business School Makes Its Mark in Stamford
Stamford Advocate – The University of Connecticut’s downtown hub stands about 100 miles from its main campus. But it is no distant outpost.
UConn’s business school exemplifies the increasing prominence of the university in Stamford. Enrollment is growing and a major conference held last week reflects university officials’ view of the Stamford campus as an equal to the one in Storrs.
Greenwich Residents Elected to World Affairs Forum Board
AmericanTowns.com – Reelected: Dr. John Knopf is currently the Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Programs at the School of Business, UConn-Stamford. He has taught at a number of universities, including Towson State, NYU, Gothenburg, Pace and Seton Hall, and at the University of Connecticut since 2004. In addition, he has either written Expert Opinion Letters and/or Conducted Training for, among others, Credit Suisse First Boston, Goldman Sachs, ING, Metropolitan Life and Morgan Stanley. John serves on the Editorial Board of the UConn School of Business Magazine and the Journal of Emerging Market Finance and is the recipient of a number of awards and grants. He is also the author of numerous publications. John received his BA from Ithaca College, his MBA from Loyola College, and an M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Finance from NYU.
Presidential Historian Talks Trump and Risk at UConn-Stamford Conference
Stamford Advocate – United States of America Inc. last year made its riskiest hire to date when its shareholders chose a new chief executive, according to a knowledgeable observer of the enterprise.
In the keynote speech Wednesday at the University of Connecticut’s Risk Management Conference at the Crowne Plaza hotel, presidential historian and author Douglas Brinkley assessed the rise and prospects of President Donald Trump and compared the current commander-in-chief’s challenges to those of his predecessors.
Data Tech Executives Share Business Stories at CEO Evolution
Westfair Communications – The CEO of an international cloud software company headquartered in Norwalk and a data analytics leader at IBM Corp. will share their experiences, strategies and best practices at the fourth annual CEO Evolution seminar on June 14 at the University of Connecticut School of Business in Stamford.
Charter Sees Big Growth and Major Challenges in Year Since Mega-Deals
Stamford Advocate – Charter Communications’ deal-making a year ago made the cable provider an industry giant — and a target.
By closing in May 2016 on acquisitions of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks worth a total of approximately $65 billion, Charter transformed itself into the second-largest cable company in the country. The expansion has supercharged the Stamford-based firm’s earnings and stock prices and ballooned its customer base. But the company’s growth has also stoked contractual and legal disputes — and set up the possibility of even larger deals.
A Connecticut Marine Reflects On His Mission In Iraq
WNPR – Connecticut U.S. Marine Michael Zacchea had a job to do in 2004: train and lead the first Iraqi Army battalion after the U.S. disbanded the country’s military post invasion.
This hour, we revisit our conversation with Zacchea, and co-author Ted Kemp about their book The Ragged Edge which details the challenges Zacchea faced leading a diverse group of Iraqis.
11 MBAs With the Highest Return for Grads Earning $100,000-Plus
U.S. News – MBA grads from these business schools have at least a 240 percent average return, U.S. News data show.
Streamlining Provider Data Management Could Save Billions…but Is It Possible?
Health Plan Week– For health insurance companies, an accurate, easy-to-update standardized database for network provider data is the Holy Grail. Along with being a major source of frustration for members, inaccurate provider information negatively impacts claims processing, provider credentialing and the ability to ensure compliance with network adequacy rules. It also can create obstacles for providers that want to create a value-based benefit approach.