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JetBlue to buy Spirit for $3.8 billion after months-long fight for discounter

Published On 7/28/2022

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Spirit and Frontier ended their merger agreement on Wednesday.
Spirit subsequently said it would continue talks to be acquired by JetBlue Airways.
A JetBlue acquisition of Spirit Airlines would face high scrutiny from the Justice Department.

Published On 7/28/2022

Ford reported second-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s estimates.
The company’s adjusted operating income more than tripled from a year ago, when its production was hit hard by a global shortage of semiconductor chips.
Ford reiterated its previous guidance for the full year and said it will raise its dividend, but wouldn’t comment on reports that it’s planning layoffs.

Legislative Update

Published On 8/31/2016

MSA made a difference for subcontractors by actively promoting legislative reforms in Indemnification and Retainage. Effective August 31, 2016 Retainage was reduced to 5% for Minnesota work.

Published On 10/8/2016

The Delaware Grant Makers and the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement announce their partnership in developing a data resource that will provide comprehensive information about the Delaware nonprofit sector. Nonprofit, foundation and government leaders have long sought a means to understand which nonprofits are providing what services and where in the state.

Published On 11/10/2016

The IRS issued final regulations (T.D. 9803) intended to prevent taxpayers from avoiding the recognition of gain or income attributable to high-value intangible property by asserting that an inappropriately large share of the value of the property transferred is foreign goodwill or going concern value that is eligible for favorable treatment under Sec. 367. - See more at: http://www.thetaxadviser.com/news/2016/dec/irs-rules-transfers-of-intangibles-201615715.html#sthash.mPrgSiyl.dpuf

Published On 7/27/2018

The German-American Business Council of Boston, Inc.
(GABC) sailed into the summer with Emily Westhoven as the organization’s new Executive
Director at the helm and confirmed Bodo Liesenfeld as its President at its most recent Board of
Directors’ meeting in June.

Published On 5/4/2018

A finance visionary leads J.P. Morgan Singapore into the age of blockchain and robotics.

Published On 1/2/2018

Expression of Interest: Hosted visit to Brisbane and City of Gold Coast, Queensland

Trade 2018 - Commonwealth Games Trade and Investment Program

10th-13th April 2018

Published On 2/1/2017

We are pleased to introduce to you, David Bruneau, who has accepted our offer for the Executive Director position that will be vacated once Mike Schmaltz retires this year at the end of June. We took great care in this search because, as many of you know, Mike has been essential in the growth and success of the MSA.

Published On 12/21/2016

In Notice 2017-6, the IRS announced a one-year extension of the waiver of the eligibility rule set out in Section 5.01(1)(f) of Rev. Proc. 2015-13 for making certain automatic changes in accounting methods under the tangible property (T.D. 9636) and depreciation and disposition regulations (T.D. 9689). The waiver now applies to any tax year beginning before Jan. 1, 2017 - See more at: http://www.thetaxadviser.com/news/2016/dec/automatic-accounting-method-change-repair-regs-201615748.html#sthash.JPe00oIJ.dpuf

Published On 12/21/2016

Veterans with combat-related injuries will get relief from improperly withheld taxes under legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama. The Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016, H.R. 5015, orders the restoration of tax amounts improperly withheld by the Defense Department from certain veterans’ severance payments going back to January 1991. - See more at: http://www.thetaxadviser.com/news/2016/dec/injured-veterans-improperly-withheld-taxes-201615746.html#sthash.TinY9xz8.dpuf

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Published On 7/12/2022

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Lackawanna County Man Charged For Poaching Deer

Two juveniles also are charged in a sweeping probe of deer poaching.

Published On 11/9/2016

Over the past several years, utilizing coaching in business has become a more common practice. Organizations are realizing that incorporating the principles of leadership coaching into their management philosophy team is of great benefit to leaders.

Published On 11/9/2016

There is a famous quote that says “You can’t take back words you’ve already said, and you can’t take back someone’s tears that already shed.” Words have the power to build us up or tear us down. As a executive coach working with leaders, I have seen firsthand, how words can provide the motivation to move people ahead, or the power to destroy their resolve or and cause a block in their pathway.

Getting Personal about Big Dreams

Published On 11/9/2016

I back track the steps of 50 years of a carefully cautious life I wonder, “Why, oh why, didn’t I want the great skill and nerves of steel?” Why didn’t I push to find out if the edge was real or imagined?

New Partnership with AAW

Published On 8/24/2022

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Published On 6/3/2022

More regulatory changes are coming. Here is a brief list of changes on the horizon.

Postponed Webinar Wows Viewers

Published On 5/31/2022

The postponed webinar on the News Module really impressed a lot of viewers. Read More....

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