Warrington in the News Articles: page 30
It’s no secret that Warrington faculty are internationally renowned for their innovative research. The media looks to our scholars for insights and impactful news. See below where our faculty are featured in the news.
Doctor of Business Administration student and Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting at Salisbury University David Weber is featured in this story about the widow of Washington D.C. police officer Jeffrey Smith who won a months-long fight to have her husband’s death declared in the line of duty, following his suicide days after the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
DC police officer's suicide days after Capitol attack declared line-of-duty death after months-long fight by widow
CNNCongratulations to Management Communication Center Office Manager and owner of Eden Books Robyn Crawford for being awarded a $10K Backing Black Business Grant from ReimagineMainStreet and their partners Black Girl Ventures, U.S. Black Chambers, Inc., Walkerslegacy, Meta, 1863 Ventures, African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs, Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL), NAWBO National, The Women Entrepreneur Leadership Lab, Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center (VWEC), Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), and Women of Color Connecting!
Eden Books is an online romance and women’s fiction bookstore dedicated to empowering authors in truthful storytelling, diversity, and inclusion in books.
Warrington staff member's small business awarded Backing Black Business Grant
Reimagine Main StreetTwo bills, SB 620 (the Local Business Protection Act) and SB 280 (the Transparency Act), have sparked debate in the Florida Legislature as they are preemption bills that place state law ahead of local law. Both bills limit the authority of local governments and bolster the power of local businesses to protest local legislation through legal caveats.
Robert W. Emerson, Huber Hurst Professor, expressed some concerns with SB 260’s practicality.
Business-government Relations: Anything but Business?
Florida Political ReviewStarting out with just a dream in his parents’ kitchen, David Habib‘s (BSBA ’14, MIB ’15) star has risen like a rocket in the food industry.
Sauce is the secret for young entrepreneur with an 'old soul'
Business ObserverPublic Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor Mark Jamison explains why a rule that could increase the economic cost of shipping by rail that the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) is considering is a bad idea.
Rail Regulators Should Heed the Lessons of Aggressive Telecom Rules
Real Clear MarketsInsights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter inform this story about yesterday’s hot startups having major IPOs, but they’re still losing lots of money—and it’s not clear when they will ever be profitable.
Is a vibe shift finally coming for VC-backed startups?
Fast CompanyDoctor of Business Administration student and Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting at Salisbury University David Weber shares insights for this story about federal regulators investigation into Bank of America for its role in administering government benefits under a California program that was plagued by fraud at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Federal regulators scrutinize BofA for its response to California benefits fraud
American BankerClinical Professor Steve Tufts discusses his innovative “Adulting” class that is offered at Warrington, which goes over important topics like how to be wise with credit cards, how taxes work, insurance, mortgages, small business loans, leases, employee benefits, credit score, cost of capital, and more.
Steve Tufts and his innovative 'Adulting' class
Veronica LiveOf the 63 companies that went public through a SPAC deal last year and had less than $10 million in trailing sales at the time of their listing, at least 30 didn’t meet their projections, according to the Journal’s analysis of data provided by Jay Ritter, a University of Florida professor who studies public listings, and from FactSet. A total of 199 SPAC deals were completed last year.
SPAC Startups Made Lofty Promises. They Aren’t Working Out.
The Wall Street JournalMeta has come under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission for supposedly anticompetitive conduct concerning the Oculus headset and App Store, despite the fact that virtual reality is still very new to the market and needs time to adapt to consumer demands. This can only mean trouble for the future of the metaverse. Public Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor Mark Jamison explains.